Johnny Got His Gun (film)

Johnny Got His Gun
Original theatrical poster
Directed byDalton Trumbo
Screenplay byDalton Trumbo
Luis Buñuel (uncredited)
Based onJohnny Got His Gun
by Dalton Trumbo
Produced byBruce Campbell
Starring
CinematographyJules Brenner
Edited byMillie Moore
Music byJerry Fielding
Production
company
World Entertainment
Distributed byCinemation Industries
Release dates
  • May 14, 1971 (1971-05-14) (Cannes)
  • August 4, 1971 (1971-08-04) (New York City)[1]
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million+[2]
Box office$767,794 (US/Canada theatrical rentals)[3] or $1 million[4]

Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. Based on his own novel of the same name, it was Trumbo's first and only directorial effort. The film stars Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, and Diane Varsi.

Although it was a minor success upon its initial release, the film was largely forgotten by the mass audience soon after. It received renewed attention in the late 1980s after clips from it were incorporated into the popular music video for Metallica's single "One", and the film has subsequently become a cult film. Eventually, Metallica bought the rights to the film in order to be able to show the music video without having to keep paying royalties.[5]

  1. ^ Johnny Got His Gun at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ "Pacifist 'Johnny Got His Gun' Course To B.O. A Trip-&-Recover Steeplechase". Variety. August 4, 1971. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Cinemation's 275,000 Share Offer; Wants To Fend Off 'Raiding Parties'". Variety. December 6, 1972. p. 4.
  4. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  5. ^ Ryan, James (February 3, 2016). "Fantasia Obscura: How the Real-Life 'Trumbo' Influenced... Metallica?". RebeatMag.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.

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