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Summary

Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.

Details

Release Date: March 25, 1988

Runtime: 106 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Rating: 6.3/10 (206 votes)


Eugene Trilogy

  • Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his brother, Stanley, whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.

  • Biloxi Blues

    Biloxi Blues

    Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.

  • Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

    Eugene and Stanley Jerome try to break into show biz as comedy writers while their parents' marriage ends.


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Cast

  • Matthew Broderick

    Matthew Broderick

    Eugene Morris Jerome

  • Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    Sgt. Toomey

  • Matt Mulhern

    Matt Mulhern

    Joseph Wykowski

  • Corey Parker

    Corey Parker

    Arnold B. Epstein

  • Markus Flanagan

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    Roy Selridge

  • Casey Siemaszko

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    Don Carney

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  • Natalie Canerday

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  • Shirley Jordan

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    Additional Voice

  • Conan McCarty

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  • Craig Sechler

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