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Tigerland

Year:

2001

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-01-19

Filming Locations: Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $26,715 (USA) (8 October 2000)

Gross: $139,692 (USA) (5 June 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Clifton Collins Jr.

Tigerland

Colin Farrell

Pvt. Roland Bozz

Matthew Davis

Pvt. Jim Paxton

Tom Guiry

Pvt. Cantwell

Shea Whigham

Pvt. Wilson

Russell Richardson

Pvt. Johnson

Nick Searcy

Capt. Saunders

Afemo Omilami

SFC Ezra Landers

James MacDonald

Staff Sgt. Thomas (as James McDonald)

Keith Ewell

Sgt. Oakes

Matt Gerald

Sgt. Eveland

Stephen Fulton

Sgt. Drake

Tyler Cravens

M.P. Sergeant

Michael Edmiston

Hit the Brakes! Driver

Arian Ash

Sheri

Haven Gaston

Claudia

Michael Shannon

Sgt. Filmore

Roger Floyd

Dead Truck Driver

Ronnie Schafer

Bartender

Frances Taylor

Bargirl

Matt White

Sniffling Soldier

Christy McKee

Hooker #1

James Lessick Jr.

Hobo Vet

Daniel Martin

Range Officer

Marc Macaulay

Tigerland CO (as Marc MacCaulay)

Cole Hauser

Staff Sgt. Cota

Nubia

Girl with Bandana

Jack Newman

Sgt. Gordon

Neil Brown Jr.

Kearns (as Neil Brown)

Tory Kittles

Ryan

Rhynell Brumfield

Dickson

Chris Huvane

Barnes

Shamari Lewis

Lukins

Dane Northcutt

Hicks

Gerald Jackson Jr.

New Orleans Drag Queen

Karolyn Arnold

Hooker #2

Jonathan Hill

Drew

Jeff Hephner

McManus

Drew Gardner

Drunk Nixon

Dennis T. Benatar

Sergeant at Gate to Tigerland (as Dennis Benatar)

Susan Brooks

Flower Girl (uncredited)

Kurt Gant

2nd Platoon Soldier (uncredited)

Anghus Houvouras

Soldier (uncredited)

Shawn LeNoble

2nd Platoon Soldier (uncredited)

Michael McGruther

2nd Platoon Soldier Coogan (uncredited)

Robert M. Perez

Squad Member Wilson (uncredited)

Rachelle Short

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The movie's widest theatrical release was only five theaters.

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The paperback book Bozz is reading at the beginning of the film is Dalton Trumbo's famous anti-war novel "Johnny Got His Gun" about a horribly wounded veteran of the First World War.

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Tigerland was filmed with 16mm film to give it a gritty, documentry like feel.

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Goofs

When Bozz fights with Wilson in the barracks, kneepads can be seen under the stretched material of Wilson's fatigues. Elbow pads can also be seen on Wilson's left elbow through his open sleeve.

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In the final scene when Paxton comes out to meet the bus, he is wearing the Service Dress Green uniform. The uniform is missing the lapel insignia (brass disk with US) on both sides and the National Defense Service Medal. In addition, if he had successfully completed Infantry AIT, he would have blue disks behind the lapel insignia and there would be crossed rifles on the left disk. There would also be a woven blue cord over the right shoulder.

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When Bozz brings the truck to a screeching halt with the can in the exhaust pipe, a modern clear plastic water bottle rolls across the truck floor.

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Quotes

Bozz: Well it says here you got a long sex line.

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Cantwell: Doesn't it strike you what that means? How each one of us is a little bit of everything, and everything is shit.

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Paxton: [voice-over] My father said the army makes all men one, but you never know which one. He didn't know Roland Bozz.

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Faq

Why wasn't Wilson court-martialled right after his first crime?

In real life, an individual such as Wilson would have been charged and imprisoned immediately for trying to commit murder. If Wilson was ready to kill a member of his own team during training, he would most definitely be able to go against his own side while abroad.However, the movie was trying to portray the fact that the military was desperate to have people able of killing on-board; Wilson had demonstrated his willingness for violence, hence the reason why he was kept.

Why did Wilson start fighting with Bozz?

According to the DVD commentary, the director states that Wilson did not view Bozz as a person worthy of being a leader, nevermind being worthy to be in the army. Wilson despised Bozz for his views and actions, and therefore Wilson started expressing his anger physically.

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