Biloxi Blues1988
Biloxi Blues (1988)
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Cast
as Eugene Morris Jerome
as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey
as Joseph Wykowski
as Arnold Epstein
as Roy Selridge
as Donald Carney
as James J. Hennessey
as Daisy Hannigan
as Rowena
as Peek
as Pinelli
as Corporal
as Spitting Cook
as Pinelli
as Mess-hall Corporal
as Rifle Instructor
as Girl at Dance
as Private Roddey
as Corporal Ginnaven
as Corporal Mead
as Tower Officer
as Newsreel Announcer
as Corporal Haley
as Private Lindstrom
as Corporal Wigington
as Private Sudbury
as Digger #3
as Digger #2
as Digger #1
as Private Phelps
Critic Reviews for Biloxi Blues
All Critics (26) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (5)
Broderick acts with a beautifully wary exuberance, full of a puckish vulnerability and anxious, twisted impishness.
Perhaps this movie isn't as wise or as profound as Simon wants it to be, but it is certainly a cut above sitcom complacency, and packed with wit and charm.
Playing a character perched precisely on the point between adolescence and manhood, Broderick is enjoyable all the way.
Suffice it to say it is suicidally against the grain.
With superb performances by Mr. Broderick and Christopher Walken, who plays Mr. Simon's nearly unhinged, very funny variation on the drill sergeant of movie myth, ''Biloxi Blues'' has a fully satisfying lif...[ END HERE ] of its own
The movie Mike Nichols has directed from the play is pale, shallow, unconvincing and predictable, and tells us less about the characters than we already know.
Audience Reviews for Biloxi Blues
"Biloxi Blues is about Eugene Morris Jerome who is drafted and shipped off to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi near the end of World War II. Right off the train Jerome immediately falls under Sgt. Toomey's shit list. Jerome is sarcastic and Toomey is a little off in the head, so they really don't mesh well together. Toomey targets Jerome for most of the film making him the outcast along with his fellow soldier Epstein, who is constantly put on latrine duty. Jerome learns a lot about himself during his time in Biloxi and has a lot of firsts. I must admit that losing his virginity has to be one of the funnier moments in the film. The way he's climbing all over her like a monkey was pretty funny. Walken and Broderick have great chemistry on screen and give really good performances. But Walken steals the show. The film is enjoyable and I really liked it. I would for sure see this again."
Super Reviewer
A warm and fuzzy version of the classic boot camp drama. Not to bad, but not that great either.
Super Reviewer
Another corny adaption of a Neil Simon play. It is horribly acted by Matthew Broderick, who cannot act outside of a John Hughes film. It is a terrible coming of age story and a dime a dozen. The only redeeming quality was a rather good performance from Christopher Walken as a drill instructor.
Super Reviewer
Biloxi Blues Quotes
| Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey: | "The moral to this story is -- when you get real horny -- do unto yourself as you would otherwise do unto others." |
| Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey: | "You're taking me on, aren't you? I have a nutcracker that crunches the testicles of men that take me on." |
| Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey: | You're taking me on, aren't you? I have a nutcracker that crunches the testicles of men that take me on. |
| Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey: | "In the past twenty-one days, you boys have made some fine progress. You're not fighting soldiers yet, but I'd match you up against some Nazi cocktail waitress anytime." |
| Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey: | In the past twenty-one days, you boys have made some fine progress. You're not fighting soldiers yet, but I'd match you up against some Nazi cocktail waitress anytime. |