Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 22, 2008

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama

User Score

90%

Original Title

Johnny Got His Gun

Production Companies

Tres Hermanos Productions, Greenwood Hills Productions

Director

Rowan Joseph

Description

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 quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old Joe Bonham slowly discovers that while his brain is healthy and able to reason, the rest of his body is irreparably shattered, leaving him forever trapped within the confines of his own imagination. He struggles valiantly to find some way to communicate with the outside world. Tapping his head in Morse code he breaks through and pleads with his caretakers to be put on display as a living example of the cost of war.