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Tigerland
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
2000 · Directed by Joel Schumacher · 101 min · Drama · War · 8 frames
Tagline
The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.
Crew
- Written by: Michael McGruther, Ross Klavan
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
- Edited by: Mark Stevens
- Music: Nathan Larson
- Production design: Andrew Laws
- Produced by: Beau Flynn, Steven Haft, Arnon Milchan
Cast
- Colin Farrell as Pvt. Roland Bozz
- Matthew Davis as Pvt. Jim Paxton
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Pvt. Miter
- Tom Guiry as Pvt. Cantwell
- Shea Whigham as Pvt. Wilson
- James MacDonald as Staff Sgt. Thomas
- Michael Shannon as Sgt. Filmore
- Cole Hauser as Staff Sgt. Cota
- Neil Brown Jr. as Pvt. Jamoa Kearns
- Matt Gerald as Sgt. Eveland
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: KirchMedia, Haft Entertainment, New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Box office: $148,701
- Themes: 1970s, louisiana, kansas, usa, guitar player, awol, exhaustion, military discharge, stockade, complex
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