Biloxi Blues poster
Director Mike Nichols
Screenplay Neil Simon

Biloxi Blues

Tagline: The Army made Eugene a man. But Daisy gave him basic training!

Release Date: 1988-03-25

Duration: 106 minutes

Synopsis

Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.

Casting

  • Christopher Walken
    Sgt. Toomey
  • Matthew Broderick
    Eugene Morris Jerome
  • Penelope Ann Miller
    Daisy
  • Casey Siemaszko
    Don Carney
  • Michael Dolan
    James J. Hennesey
  • Park Overall
    Rowena
  • Matt Mulhern
    Joseph Wykowski
  • Craig Sechler
    Additional Voice
  • Markus Flanagan
    Roy Selridge
  • Natalie Canerday
    Self