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Biloxi Blues
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.
1988 · Directed by Mike Nichols · 106 min · Comedy · Drama · War · 8 frames
Tagline
The Army made Eugene a man. But Daisy gave him basic training!
Crew
- Screenplay: Neil Simon
- Cinematography: Wilmer Butler
- Edited by: Sam O'Steen
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Production design: Paul Sylbert
- Produced by: Ray Stark
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Eugene Morris Jerome
- Christopher Walken as Sgt. Toomey
- Matt Mulhern as Joseph Wykowski
- Corey Parker as Arnold B. Epstein
- Markus Flanagan as Roy Selridge
- Casey Siemaszko as Don Carney
- Michael Dolan as James J. Hennesey
- Penelope Ann Miller as Daisy
- Park Overall as Rowena
- Alan Pottinger as Peek
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $51,684,798
- Themes: mississippi river, homophobia, world war ii, based on play or musical, loss of virginity, boot camp, basic training, semi autobiographical, 1940s, barracks
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