Gardens of Stone

  • War
  • Drama
  • History
5/5/1987
111
R

The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.

At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.

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$5,262,047

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  • Wuchak

    Coppolas obscure gem about the war at home during the Vietnam conflict

    In the late 60s, a cynical Korean vet (James Caan) would rather be training soldiers for Vietnam in Georgia, but instead hes stuck at Arlington National Cemetery playing what he calls toy soldier with his colleagues (James Earl Jones, etc.). When an old buddys gung-ho son shows up (D.B. Sweeney), he settles for trying to keep him from becoming another statistic in The Nam. Anjelica Huston plays his potential girlfriend and Mary Stuart Masterson the greenhorns girl.

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on the 1983 novel, "Gardens of Stone" (1987) is a worthy companion piece to all those Vietnam War flicks of the 70s-90s as it chronicles what was happening on...

    May 21, 2022

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