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Nov 18, 2016 · A film adaptation of Ben Fountain's novel about a young soldier's experience of war and fame. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
- Ang Lee
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- 2 min
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a 2016 war drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by Jean-Christophe Castelli, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Ben Fountain. The film stars Joe Alwyn , Garrett Hedlund , Kristen Stewart , Vin Diesel , Steve Martin , and Chris Tucker .
- Jean-Christophe Castelli
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a satirical war novel written by Ben Fountain, which was published in early May 2012 by Ecco Press, a publishing imprint of HarperCollins. [1] [2] [3] The novel chronicles the experience of a group of Iraq War veterans who are hailed as heroes and sent on a victory tour following their engagement in an intense ...
- Ben Fountain
- 2012
Nineteen-year-old private Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn), along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour.
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- Ang Lee
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- Joe Alwyn
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May 1, 2012 · A satirical novel by Ben Fountain about the war in Iraq and the media-intensive "Victory Tour" of the Bravo Squad. Read ratings, reviews, quotes, and discussions from the Goodreads community.
19-year-old US Army private, Billy Lynn's caught on-camera helping to bring a fellow unit member to safety during an intense firefight in Iraq. This act earns him the Silver Star and quickly brings the team celebrityhood, an unwanted PR caravan all of which culminates in the typically hokey halftime show at a Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving home game.
