Johnny got his gun project gutenberg selfpublishing. It was based on the novel of the same title by trumbo. In 1962, i saw diane varsi in an avant garde play in a san francisco warehouse the play was incoherent, but was meant to be antiestablishment. One of the last films trumbo wrote, executive action 1973, was based on the kennedy assassination. Nov 19, 2012 varsi did land a couple serious roles playing a sympathetic nurse in the antiwar film johnny got his gun and an overweight mental patient in i never promised you a rose garden but her. It was based on the novel of the same title by trumbo, and f. With timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, jason robards. He also wrote the screenplay for this film and lent some of his directing skills towards it. He attended the university of colorado for two years working as a reporter for the boulder daily camera and contributing to the campus humor magazine, the yearbook and the campus newspaper.
In 1918 a soldier is badly wounded and has both his arms and legs amputated. Jul 20, 2010 classic cinema from around the world will present johnny got his gun at 8 p. Timothy bottoms, jason robards, kathy fields, donald sutherland, marsha hunt, diane varsi. To work with the author of this work, to translate his internal images to the screen, was one of the most personally meaningful things ive done in my career. In 1971, trumbo directed the film adaptation of his novel johnny got his gun, which starred timothy bottoms, diane varsi, jason robards and donald sutherland. The film is heavily political, and i find that to usually be a bad sign. Trumbo is most famous today as being blacklisted during the 1950s and also for his script work on stanley kubricks spartacus. A troubling childhood led to her dropping out of high school, toiling instead in a number of. Johnny got his gun film wikimili, the best wikipedia. Dalton trumbo was one of hollywoods most successful and respected screenwriters, but he was also a committed political activist his leftist views led to him being blacklisted during the red scare of the 1950s and in 1938 he wrote an impassioned antiwar novel, johnny got his gun, that was a major critical success. Classic cinema from around the world will present johnny got his gun at 8 p.
Thirty years later, johnny gets his gun again the new york. The novel won one of the early national book awards. Johnny got his gun is an antiwar novel written in 1938 by american novelist, and later blacklisted screenwriter, dalton trumbo, and published in september 1939 by j. In what is probably the most effective antiwar statement in american literature, johnny got his gun, trumbo relates the attempt of a soldier who lost his limbs and the power of all his physical senses, except touch, to communicate his convictions about the great world war to those already preparing for the next one allen, 8687. Delve into the mind of a man lost somewhere on the edges. Ironically, though, theres very little war in it, and nothing in the way of blood and. When he awoke, his arms were gone, and his legs, and most of his face. Dalton trumbo source and screenwriter johnny got his gun. Interview with dalton trumbo interviews roger ebert. Johnny got his gun is ultimately more flawed than i expected it to be given its reputation and the fame of its writerdirector dalton trumbo. This lovely, longhaired, freshfaced and most promising product of the late 1950s was born diane marie antonia varsi in san mateo, california, on february 23, 1938, the elder of two daughters of russell varsi. This lovely, longhaired, freshfaced and most promising product of the late 1950s was born diane marie antonia varsi in san mateo, california, on february 23, 1938, the elder of two daughters of russell varsi, a florist, and wife beatrice demerchant.
Johnny got his gun official trailer flawed but powerful, dalton trumbos adaptation of his disturbing 1939 antiwar novel won three awards at the 1971 cannes film festival but met with mixed. Johnny got his gun by dalton trumbo dalton trumbo, milton. Dalton trumbos johnny got his gun dvd hillsborough. I remember finishing it in high school and being fairly rocked back. Johnny got his gun is based on trumbos acclaimed 1939 novel, about a world war i veteran, joe bonham, bereft of sight, hearing, and speech, maimed to the. Johnny got his gun film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
A 1971 film adaptation was written for the screen and directed by trumbo himself. Related work trumbo, dalton, 19051976 johnny got his gun. Trumbo conceived of the project of johnny got his gun early in the 1930s, after reading an article about the prince of waless visit to a canadian veterans hospital to see a soldier who had lost all of his senses and his limbs. Johnny got his gun, trumbos 1971 adaptation of his 1939 novel and a work that has long been considered one of the most powerful antiwar movies ever produced. A sprinkling of other tv assignments also came her way. Johnny got his gun by wraith, johnny and a great selection of related.
Isbn 9781603992602 160399260x publisher number sf112 shout. Johnny got his gun is a 1971 american drama antiwar film written and directed by dalton trumbo based on his novel of the same name, and starring timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, jason robards, donald sutherland and diane varsi. Johnny got his gun is a film based on dalton trumbos classic novel. A young american soldier timothy bottoms is wounded by a mortar shell on the last day of world war i. After a mortar shell leaves his body mangled on the final day of world war i, young joe bonham lies trapped in a hospital bed. Thirty years later, johnny gets his gun again the new. Trumbo won two awards at cannes for his work on this film. Timothy bottoms, jason robards, kathy fields, donald sutherland, marsha hunt, diane varsi distributor. There are certainly worse culprits out there, but johnny is relentlessly preachy. Overview of johnny got his gun, 1971, directed by millard kaufman, with donald barry, timothy bottoms, craig bovia, at turner classic movies. Plunged into a chilling nightmare, we hear the young war victims thoughts. Dalton trumbos johnny got his gun videorecording in. Is dalton trumbos 1939 novel johnny got his gun taught in schools any more.
He based the story on an account head read of a soldier left terribly disfigured in the great war, the one that didnat end all wars. Johnny got his gun by dalton trumbo, first edition abebooks. He is a fully conscious quadruple amputee who cannot speak, hear or see. Jun 28, 1970 the gun that johnny got was ac tually a german bombshell in a world war i trench. It took place entirely within the mind of a soldier who was so grievously wounded in world war i that he had only the most tenuous contact with the world. He also forms a bond, of sorts, with a young nurse diane varsi who senses his plight. Diane marie antonia varsi february 23, 1938 november 19, 1992 was an american film actress best known for her performances in peyton place her film debut, for which she was nominated for an academy award and the cult film wild in the streets.
Jason robards, donald sutherland, timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, diane varsi, milton barnes, don red barry, craig bovia, peter brocco, dalton trumbo, johnny got his gun, johnny got his gun, dalton trumbo, jason robards, donald sutherland, timothy bottoms, kathy fields, johnny got his gun, johnny got his gun. Hollywood screenwriter dalton trumbo directed just one film in his career, but it was a doozy. Johnny got his gun, dvd, full frame, warworld war i, 8266631129. She also played roles that spoke to her, such as the nurse in the antiwar film johnny got his gun 1971 and her part in the tvmovie the people 1972, about peaceful aliens invading the earth.
Varsi did land a couple serious roles playing a sympathetic nurse in the antiwar film johnny got his gun and an overweight mental patient in i never promised you a rose garden but her. He is left to wander within his own mind and goes between his harsh reality and memories of a happier life long gone. The antiwar novel johnny got his gun by famouslyblacklisted screenwriter, dalton trumbo 19051976, was originally published in september 1939 three days before the beginning of world war ii as. In 1982, playwright bradley rand smith adapted the novel for the stage, under the title dalton trumbos johnny got his gun, with an acclaimed offbroadway performance by then newcomer jeff daniels who went on to such film hits as terms of endearment, 1983, and dumb and dumber, 1994. Trapped in whats left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.
Dalton trumbos johnny got his gun seemed for years to be one of those novels that could never be made into a movie. Friday, july 23, at courtyard gallery at their new location, phil mechanic studios, 109 roberts st. May 08, 2009 it was a different story in 1939, as johnny got his gun, his signature novel, was published, just as germany was invading poland and the second world war was in the air. After a shell leaves his body mangled on the final day of world war i, young joe bonham lies trapped in a hospital bed. Johnny got his gun directed by dalton trumbo, starring dalton trumbo, robert cole, jason robards, timothy bottoms, donald sutherland, don red barry, diane varsi, marsha hunt, ken clarke, eduard franz, kathy fields, peter brocco, eric christmas. It may be one of those books like, say, the catcher in the rye, lord of the flies, or the chocolate war whose depressive, fatalistic sting strikes deepest when youre in your teens. Friday, july 23, at courtyard gallery at their new location, phil mechanic studios, 109.
Dalton trumbo worked as a cub reporter for the grand junction daily sentinel, covering courts, the high school, the mortuary and civic organizations. In 1971, trumbo hade his belated directorial debut with a screen. Johnny got his gun is one of the most moving books ive ever read and, some might say, ever written. Johnny got his gun is an antiwar novel written in 1938 by american novelist and screenwriter dalton trumbo 2 and published september 1939 by j. She left hollywood in order to pursue personal and artistic aims, notably at bennington college in vermont, where she studied poetry with.
See more ideas about johnny got his gun, got him and dalton trumbo. The gun that johnny got was ac tually a german bombshell in a world war i trench. It was based on the novel of the same title by trumbo, and features an uncredited writing collaboration by. He lies in a hospital bed as a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Johnny got his gun by dalton trumbo, first edition, signed.