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Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell. It takes place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War.

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Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher. The movie features a cast including Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins, and Tom Guiry. It was produced by Arnon Milchan and Regency Enterprises, with Nathan Larson composing the score and Matthew Libatique serving as director of photography. The narrative is set in Louisiana and takes place in a jungle environment.

The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with additional involvement from companies such as KirchMedia, Haft Entertainment, New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Taurus Film. The production had a budget of 10,000,000 and generated revenue of 148,701.

Critical reception includes review scores of 7/10, 55/100, and 78%. Audience ratings are listed as 6.9 on IMDb and 6.598 on TMDb. The film is also available via video on demand. Its tagline states, "The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human."

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6.6

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.

Released: 2000-10-06101 minDir: Joel SchumacherDrama, WarBudget: $10.0MBox office: $148,701

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

Themes

  • 1970s
  • louisiana
  • kansas, usa
  • guitar player
  • awol
  • exhaustion
  • military discharge
  • stockade
  • complex

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

44,248 votes

Year
2000
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Drama, War

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Key facts

Film.name
Tigerland
Film.image
Tigerlandmp.jpg
Film.caption
Film poster
Film.director
Joel Schumacher
Film.producer
Arnon MilchanSteven HaftBeau Flynn
Film.writer
Ross KlavanMichael McGruther
Film.music
Nathan Larson
Film.cinematography
Matthew Libatique
Film.editing
Mark Stevens
Film.distributor
20th Century Fox
Film.runtime
101 minutes
Film.country
United States
Film.language
English
Film.budget
$10 million
Film.gross
$148,701

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Tory Kittles
Production company
Regency Enterprises
Cinematographer
Matthew Libatique
Narrative location
Louisiana
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
210415
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.tigerlandmovie.com
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publication date
2001-05-24
title
Tigerland
distributed by
Netflix
set in environment
jungle
review score
78%
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Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell. It takes place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War.

The film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2000 before being released by 20th Century Fox on October 6, 2000. Despite receiving generally positive reviews for its story, direction, Farrell's performance, screenplay, and emotional weight, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $148,701 worldwide against a $10 million budget. It was one of Schumacher's best reviewed films in his filmography.

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