Written by James M. Tate / 11/06/2012 / No comments / casey siemaszko , christopher walken , comedy , eighties , matt mulhurn , matthew broderick , mike nichols , neil simon , war
BILOXI BLUES
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year: 1988 cast: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhurn, Corey Parker rating: ***1/2 |
Set in 1945, this biopic written by Neil Simon and directed by Mike Nichols works despite jumping awkwardly from comedy to drama. The ensemble cast within the barracks includes Matt Mulhurn as the bullying Pvt. Wykowski, his lughead motormouth cheerleader Selridge (Markus Flanagan) and mild-mannered nice guy Carney (Casey Siemaszko).
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Matthew Broderick loses it to Park Overall |
One scene set in a Biloxi brothel during a weekend pass is a standout: Park Overall’s experienced gin-soaked chemistry with the virginal Eugene is funny and endearing. And the taboo (at that time) subject of homosexuality lends quite a shock. Penelope Ann Miller's good girl love interest adds completely nothing to the tale that’s really about Eugene and his pals surviving boot camp whist facing an unknown, and downright scary, future of
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Matt Mulhurn, Matthew Broderick, Markus Flanagan, Casey Siemaszko |
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The tennis player Ray Liotta pistol-whips in GOODFELLAS with Matthew Broderick |
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