Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 2016 Movie

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks, the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions. More details

Directors

Ang Lee

Cast

Joe Alwyn Garrett Hedlund Arturo Castro Mason Lee

Tags

action drama sport thriller war based on novel flashback thanksgiving day iraq war character name in title squad football game football thanksgiving hero soldier dallas texas texting text messaging fireworks football player kiss cheerleader stadium limousine texas brother sister relationship blood throat cut death military united states of america usa u.s. soldier weapon aerial camera shot child in jeopardy mentor protege relationship 19 year old football stadium gunfire silver star medal dallas cowboys bare chested male publicity tour newsman hearing loss man wears underwear telephone call feces slur apology reference to a stripper reference to a lapdance reference to a waitress reference to an actress reference to god major voice over narration cemetery flash forward private black american turkey tetrazinni casserole specialist staff sergeant framed photograph gun salute stowall texas flashback within a flashback reference to chicken tetrazini reference to coca cola reference to dr. pepper reference to sweet tea beer reference to a prom dress little boy praying joke telling pride watching tv laughter reference to dirk diggler money reference to a medical bill reference to a sauer 202 reference to mointana street life iraq street market arabic cigarette lighter cigarette smoking boy military uniform reference to miss frankenstein male virgin facial scar worrying reckless driving texan videotaping posing infantry reference to bestiality reference to democracy reference to a terrorist push ups pull ups reference to a mercedes car accident vagina slur fiance fiancee relationship reference to a saab convertible reference to a tire iron spitting military recruitment enlisting in the army cheering applause reference to erectile dysfunction reference to fellatio reference to fallujah iraq talking to the camera reference to the 89th psalm reference to heaven reference to a pizza reference to a hot dog reference to a douche bag reference to advil booing horseplay reference to weapons of mass destruction astroturf cell phone message on screen handshake reference to sweetwater texas al ansakar iraq war on terror reference to baghdad iraq reference to the u.s. president winking reference to masturbation reference to weightlifting reference to playing a video game reference to playing a board game flirting arnold schwarzenegger impression microphone hand to hand combat reference to the hindus watching someone karma warrior reference to krishna the hindu deity reference to arjuna reference to vishnu great grandmother great granddaughter relationship year 1937 detachment being watched tiredness reference to miss texas reference to a beauty pageant community service christian food reference to los angeles california sex signing a football semi automatc assault rifle reference to a steroid reference to guns & ammo the magazine architectural model of a football stadium stuffed buffalo head gun interpreter colonel crying woman drink drinking reference to hollywood california eating reference to a dictator illegal war politics reference to a prostitute reference to article 15 oil reference to washington d.c.reference to hydraullic fracturing reference to burger king reference to the peace corps reference to red bull the drink fracking businessman reference to acting name calling acrobat rich people singer reference to an enlistment bonus song national anthem dog bare breasts female nudity topless female nudity salute cease fire reference to a civiian contractor dead body flag draped coffin psychiatrist reference to a u.s. veterans administration hospital threat to commit suicide reference to an honorable discharge dragging a dead body reference to an asian reference to a latino penis slur choked to death reference to jesus christ pom poms penis reference to e mail wedding ring filmmaking desert camouflage uniform reference to buiding a school military vehicle reference to a medivac militia rooftop reference to a hostage shot in the gut halftime show marching band memory nickname stage crew stage manager crying man fellatio slur reference to a cat reference to a roommate love interest reference to german roadie reference to don't ask don't tell trust eye wound reference to a gay soldier reference to santa claus hating to lose reference to an atm risk sadness reference to vietnam reference to mexico mirror looking at oneself in a mirror reference to china military redeployment woman wears white knee high boots shooting a gun into the air brother sister embrace elephant figurine reference to seat belts reference to chutes and ladders the video game destiny's child characters beyonce knowles character battle reference to mark wahlberg social commentary bulletproof vest beret patriotism humvee first love love at first sight trench rescue mission bar dancing dancer reference to the alamo cowboy hat hot dog drunkenness fantasy sequence black and white scene interview reverse footage character repeating someone else's dialogue press conference diner cheering crowd montage public relations marijuana joint pot smoking tattoo heroism american football locker room cameo star spangled banner american flag courage heavy rain funeral military funeral bravery hotel media coverage coming of age virgin translator desert tunnel beating filmed killing anti war death of mentor binoculars punched in the face chase fight to the death brawl fight fistfight cell phone film producer reference to hilary swank reference to leonardo di caprio reference to matt damon reference to saddam hussein reference to conan the barbarian reference to gi joe reference to beyonce close up of eyes character's point of view camera shot subjective camera strangulation year 2004 culture clash nonlinear timeline slow motion scene bag over head hand grenade army base hallucination hostile takeover school night vision goggles night vision binoculars helmet camera helmet post traumatic stress disorder sister sister relationship husband wife relationship mother daughter relationship father daughter relationship father son relationship mother son relationship scar family relationships wheelchair african american latin american ethnic slur racial slur male camaraderie black comedy f word armored car insurgent kidnapping hostage escape rescue held at gunpoint torture photograph interrogation captain sergeant commando raid mission commando mission commando unit commando special forces platoon scene during opening credits u.s. army british actor playing american character news report war hero war violence blood splatter betrayal corpse bleeding to death pool of blood shot to death shot in the chest explosion bazooka grenade launcher ak 47 machine gun pistol combat battlefield shootout gunfight opening action scene violence southern accent murder reference to audie murphy ptsd stretch limousine hummer security guard gridiron independent film surprise ending

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