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1983, Movie, R, 118 mins

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In the 1980s, Robert Altman (NASHVILLE, THE PLAYER) seemed more interested in the stage than the screen, directing movie versions of critically acclaimed plays such as Secret Honor, Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, and Fool for Love. STREAMERS, based on a play by David Rabe, is set in an Army barracks circa 1965, where a group of young soldiers awaits assignment to Vietnam. The draftees come from a variety of backgrounds and include two black men, a country boy, and a Yale-educated homosexual. They are confronted by two brutal sergeants, veterans of the Korean War. Sexual and racial tensions build as the men await their transfer orders in the claustrophobic barracks, and eventually shocking violence erupts. Rabe uses the microcosmic barracks as a site for exploring the explosive emotions and issues that preoccupied Americans during the Vietnam War, and on stage, the play was an excruciatingly intense experience. Altman, working in a cooler medium, wisely opts for a somewhat distanced approach. This very low-budget film feels more stagebound than the director's other stage-to-screen projects, but Altman elicits marvelous performances from his cast--especially Matthew Modine, Michael Wright and George Dzundza. The title is Army slang for paratroopers whose chutes have failed to open. leave a comment
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