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Biloxi Blues

1988 · 106 min

A gentle, funny, and bittersweet coming-of-age story about friendship and growing up during army training.

Tagline
The Army made Eugene a man. But Daisy gave him basic training!
Overview
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • family
  • war
Places
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, war
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Neil Simon
Starring
Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Markus Flanagan, Casey Siemaszko, Michael Dolan, Penelope Ann Miller
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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