Tigerland

  • Drama
  • War
10/6/2000
101
R

The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.

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.

Revenue:
$148,701
Budget:
$10,000,000

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  • John Chard

    Just because you wear those sergeant's stripes doesn't mean you ain't gonna die.

    Tigerland was the name of a U.S. Army training camp located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Tagged as the second worst part of the Earth, it was a recreation of the Vietnamese jungle and was used to prepare American soldiers for the hellish terrain they were soon to be fighting in.

    Directed by Joel Schumacher, Tigerland stars Colin Farrell as Private Roland Bozz, a reluctant recruit to the war effort who upsets his superiors by having a canny knack for exploiting loop holes in the rule book. However, it's evident that Bozz has leadership qualities, but can the officers convince him he is born to lead?

    By the time of Tigerland's release, the Vietnam movie ha...

    July 19, 2015

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