Gardens of Stone
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| Gardens of Stone | |
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 movie poster for Gardens of Stone |
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| Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola Michael I. Levy |
| Written by | Ronald Bass (screenplay) Nicholas Proffitt (novel) |
| Starring | James Caan Anjelica Huston James Earl Jones D. B. Sweeney Dean Stockwell Mary Stuart Masterson |
| Music by | Carmine Coppola |
| Editing by | Barry Malkin |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 8, 1987 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $5,262,050 (USA) |
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Gardens of Stone is a 1987 film by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Proffitt. It tells the story of a hardened Korean and Vietnam War veteran Sgt. Clell Hazard (James Caan); he longs to train soldiers for Vietnam but is instead put in the 1st battalion 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Fort Myer, Virginia. The Old Guard does the funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Hazard calls them the "toy soldiers" and hates his job until Jackie Willow (D. B. Sweeney), the son of an old friend and fellow veteran, turns up in his company and he sees an opportunity to make sure at least one man comes home alive. He tries to warn Willow about Vietnam but the young man sees it as his duty as a soldier to fight for his country, no matter what kind of war.
James Earl Jones plays Hazard's longtime friend, Sergeant Major "Goody" Nelson. Anjelica Huston portrays Hazard's girlfriend, Samantha Davis, a writer for the Washington Post who is against the Vietnam War for different reasons than Hazard. Later in the film, Jackie marries a Colonel's daughter named Rachel Feld (Mary Stuart Masterson).
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[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| James Caan | Sgt. Clell Hazard |
| Anjelica Huston | Samantha Davis |
| James Earl Jones | Sgt. Major "Goody" Nelson |
| D. B. Sweeney | Jackie Willow |
| Dean Stockwell | Capt. Homer Thomas |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | Rachel Feld |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Slasher Williams |
| Lonette McKee | Betty Rae |
| Sam Bottoms | Lt. Webber |
| Elias Koteas | Pete Deveber |
| Laurence Fishburne | Sgt. Flanagan |
| Casey Siemaszko | Wildman |
| Peter Masterson | Col. Feld |
| Carlin Glynn | Mrs. Feld |
[edit] Box Office
The movie had a limited release (612 theaters) and end up grossing $5,262,047. According to Box Office Mojo the movie also made $1,645,588 on its opening weekend.
[edit] Replacement of Griffin O'Neal
Griffin O'Neal was initially cast in Gardens of Stone, but was replaced after his involvement in the accidental speedboating death of Coppola's eldest son, Gian-Carlo Coppola, in May 1986.[1]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Tatum O'Neal, A Paper Life, 0-060-75102-9 p. 158
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