Soldier's girl [videorecording] / Bachrach/Gottlieb Productions ; producers, Doro Bachrach, Linda Gottlieb ; writer, Ron Nyswaner ; director, Frank Pierson.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: SHO1098 | Showtime EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publication details: [United States] : Showtime Entertainment, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1932228934
- 9781932228939
- Director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; art director, Peter Emmink ; editor, Katrina Zinner ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ; costume designer, Patrick Antosh ; production designer, Lindsay Hermer-Bell ; special effects supervisor, Brock Jolliffe.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A group of soldiers in the deep South take vengeance against one of their own when word circulates that he's become involved with a transgendered nightclub performer in this drama based on a true story. Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) was a young man with an educational disability who volunteered for the United States Army and found himself stationed in Tennessee, where he soon struck up a friendship with Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), a high-strung fellow GI with a drug problem. One night with nothing to do, Winchell and Fisher tagged along with a group of soldiers who ended up taking in a drag show at a bar in Nashville. One of the performers on the bill that night was Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual and former combat medic in the Navy who was a veteran of the Gulf War before taking the first steps towards sexual reassignment. While Winchell, who was straight, was aware that Addams was at least partially still male, he found himself attracted to her for her intelligence and sensitivity, while she found herself similarly drawn to him. As Winchell and Addams' mutual attraction grew into a romance, the unstable Fisher found himself increasingly confused and angry with Winchell, and he struck back by spreading rumors that one of the men in their company was gay, with fingers soon pointing towards Winchell. Despite the Army's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the company's drill sergeant (Barclay Hope) took it upon himself to find and remove the gay soldier in his ranks, while the increasingly vicious Fisher aligned himself with Calvin Glover (Philip Eddolls), a young and narrow minded recruit eager to strike out with violence against those different from himself. Directed by veteran filmmaker Frank Pierson, Soldier's Girl premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally released as a television motion picture in 2003.
Special features: interviews with Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Shawn Hatosy, Calpernia Addams, and director Frank Pierson; commentary track with director Frank Pierson, screenwriter Ron Nyswaner, Troy Garity, and Calpernia Addams; 'Soldier's' secrets: a closer look at the true story that inspired the movie; filmographies: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Shawn Hatosy, and director Frank Pierson; Lee Pace make-up; a transgender transformation.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; art director, Peter Emmink ; editor, Katrina Zinner ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ; costume designer, Patrick Antosh ; production designer, Lindsay Hermer-Bell ; special effects supervisor, Brock Jolliffe.
Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy, Philip Eddolls, Dan Petronijevic, Mike Realba, Merwin Mondesir, Paul Mota.
The true story of 21-year-old Army private Barry Winchell who falls in love with a trans-gendered night club singer. Barry ignites the jealous fury of his homophobic brothers-in-arms, particularly his roommate Justin, an anti-social misfit.
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, a scene of strong violence and language.
DVD, produced for region 1 (North America); full screen (1.33:1) presentation; stereo., Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in Spanish; closed-captioned.