Tigerland
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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6.6A 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
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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.