Johnny Got His Gun
Directed by Rowan JosephOctober 22, 2008 76mDrama
6.821%67%5.0
A filmed live theater performance starring Ben McKenzie of the Off-Broadway stage monologue adapted from Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel. The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old Joe Bonham slowly discovers that while his brain is healthy and able to reason, the rest of his body is irreparably shattered, leaving him forever trapped within the confines of his own imagination. He struggles valiantly to find some way to communicate with the outside world. Tapping his head in Morse code he breaks through and pleads with his caretakers to be put on display as a living example of the cost of war.
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Johnny Got His Gun was released on October 22, 2008.
Johnny Got His Gun was directed by Rowan Joseph.
Johnny Got His Gun has a runtime of 76m.
Johnny Got His Gun was produced by Wesley Horton, Rowan Joseph.
A filmed live theater performance starring Ben McKenzie of the Off-Broadway stage monologue adapted from Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel. The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old Joe Bonham slowly discovers that while his brain is healthy and able to reason, the rest of his body is irreparably shattered, leaving him forever trapped within the confines of his own imagination. He struggles valiantly to find some way to communicate with the outside world. Tapping his head in Morse code he breaks through and pleads with his caretakers to be put on display as a living example of the cost of war.
The key characters in Johnny Got His Gun are Voice (Matty Ferraro), Voice (Rowan Joseph), Mother's Voice (Meredith Kendall).
Johnny Got His Gun is a Drama film.
Johnny Got His Gun has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
Johnny Got His Gun had a budget of $500K.