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Now comes “Biloxi Blues,” a film that seems not so much directed as conducted. Nichols is a man who has demonstrated a sharp and critical intelligence. What was there in this project to interest him, other than the opportunity to carry over to the screen his long stage association with Neil Simon?
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In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In this adaptation of a semi-autobiographical Neil Simon play, young Eugene Morris Jerome (Matthew Broderick) enlists in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II.
- (28)
- Mike Nichols
- PG-13
- Matthew Broderick
Biloxi Blues, a 1988 film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken, is a meringue of light laughs. It doesn't offer profound insights into military life, but it does allow us to laugh at it.
Biloxi Blues is an agreeable but hardly inspired film version of Neil Simon's second installment of his autobiographical trilogy, which bowed during the 1984-85 season. Even with high-powered talents Mike Nichols and Matthew Broderick aboard, World War II barracks comedy provokes just mild laughs and smiles rather than the guffaws Simon's work ...
- (15)
- Mike Nichols
- PG-13
- Matthew Broderick
Mar 25, 1988 · Biloxi Blues: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker. A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.
- (17K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Nichols
- 1988-03-25
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61% based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.
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Jan 22, 2002 · “Biloxi Blues,” Neil Simon’s 1985 Tony winner, realistically and comically showcases what soldiers have known for years: Basic training is more of a shock to recruits than their later army ...
