- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 75 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Benjamin McKenzie, Matty Ferraro, Meredith Kendall ... see all
- Director: Rowan Joseph
- Plot: The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a... Read more
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| Oct 24, 2008Film Journal International
Joseph's camerawork is fluid and sensitive, commendably staying well out of the way of his actor....he emotes a sadly timeless tale particularly germane to this election year.....Luckily, Joseph has cast it perfectly, with Ben McKenzie (formerly of "The O.C.") as Joe..... ... Full Review
| Oct 12, 2008Boxoffice Magazine
demanding role, and McKenzie succeeds for the most part.....It's an arduous task for any actor to take on such a complex....The impressive and deliberate performance serves as another reminder than Ben McKenzie 2.0 is here to stay..... ... Full Review
News
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN.A one-man theatrical version of Dalton Trumbo 's antiwar novel.With Ben McKenzie . (1:20) Unrated.At the Quad. Dalton Trumbo's 1939 novel of a World War I veteran who returns without arms, legs, sight, voice... ... Full Article
Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (2008)
nytimes.com –
2008-10-24
Benjamin McKenzie, like his primary medium, is cool. Rowan Joseph, like his, is warm. Very warm. Seated side by side at Jo's Hot Coffee promoting their movie, "Johnny Got His Gun," the television actor and the theater director present a... ... Full Article
The art of war
salon.com –
2001-09-08
Sept. 8, 2001 | The history of serious movies about war, from "Paths of Glory" to "Johnny Got His Gun" to "Apocalypse Now" to "Saving Private Ryan," is a history of attempts to do the impossible: turn the unthinkable into... ... Full Article
An adaptation of the award-winning 1971 film The film takes place in the mind of Joe Bonham, an American soldier lying in a hospital room after being hit by an artillery shell on the final day of WWI. ... Full Article
By Garth Franklin Monday, August 25th 2008 6:45pm "The O.C." hunk Ben McKenzie will star in a film version of the one-man stage show "Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun" for Truly Indie and Greenwood Hill Prods. says . The ... Full Article

Trailer : Johnny Got His Gun
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