Gardens of Stone

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Set in Washington D.C. during the Vietnam War era, Gardens of Stone concentrates on the trials and tribulations of the Arlington National Cemetery home guard. James Caan plays career soldier Sgt. Clell Hazard, who has come to the sad conclusion that Vietnam is unwinnable and that America should withdraw as soon as possible. His attitude is contrasted to that held by Private Jackie Willow D.B. Sweeney, who wants nothing more in life than to go into battle for his country. Though Hazard cannot officially dissuade ...
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Set in Washington D.C. during the Vietnam War era, Gardens of Stone concentrates on the trials and tribulations of the Arlington National Cemetery home guard. James Caan plays career soldier Sgt. Clell Hazard, who has come to the sad conclusion that Vietnam is unwinnable and that America should withdraw as soon as possible. His attitude is contrasted to that held by Private Jackie Willow D.B. Sweeney, who wants nothing more in life than to go into battle for his country. Though Hazard cannot officially dissuade Willow from this yearning, he pulls a few surreptitious strings to change the lad's mind, including encouraging a renewed romance between Jackie and his former girlfriend Rachel Mary Stuart Masterton. After so many big-budgeters, Coppola determined that Gardens would be a deliberately "small" picture, concentrating on personalities rather than opulence; the director's father, Carmine Coppola, supplied the music, while Peter Masterton and Carlyn Glynn, the real-life parents of Mary Stuart Masterton, play Mary's on-screen dad and mom. Gardens of Stone was adapted by Ronald Bass from the novel by Nicholas Proffitt.
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Almost as much as Apocalypse Now, Gardens of Stone is a testament to what a director must occasionally endure to get a film done. In this case, it was the death of his son in a boating accident during production that almost drove director Francis Ford Coppola crazy. But he persevered: Gardens is no great film, but it's not bad, and given what he went through, it's amazing that it's as good as it is. The film highlights much of what's good and bad about Coppola's later films in general. The ensemble acting by James Caan, Mary Stuart Masterson, D.B. Sweeney, Anjelica Huston, Dean Stockwell, and James Earl Jones is quite good, the cinematography by Jordan S. Cronenweth is exceptional, but the story by Ronald Bass drags interminably. One reason is that the opening of the film undercuts any suspense that might have been generated by the ending -- the death of Sweeney's character, an idealistic recruit killed in Vietnam. Such a circular structure is supposed to focus the film on why Willow died, why he went to Vietnam, how his sacrifice matters, and how the rest of the cast, particularly Caan's veteran sergeant, feels about it. Yet the answers to those questions are not particularly clear or compelling; they aren't easy questions to answer, and one gets the feeling that Coppola wasn't terribly interested in the answers himself. Given the terrible grief he was enduring, perhaps that's understandable, but Gardens of Stone remains a minor work.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/25/2002
  • UPC: 043396088511
  • Original Release: 1987

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  • Source: Sony Pictures
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:52:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Caan Sgt. Clell Hazard
Anjelica Huston Samantha Davis
James Earl Jones Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson
D.B. Sweeney Pvt. Jackie Willow
Dean Stockwell Capt. Homer Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson Rachel Feld
Laurence Fishburne Cpl. Flanagan
Dick Anthony Williams First Sgt. Slasher Williams
Lonette McKee Betty Rae
Samuel Bottoms Lt. Webber
Elias Koteas Pete Deveber, Company Clerk
Casey Siemaszko Pvt. Albert Wildman
Peter Masterson Col. Feld
Carlin Glynn Mrs. Feld
Erik Holland Col. Godwin
Bill Graham Don Brubaker
Steve Barcanic Soldier
Terrence Currier Editor
Grant Lee Douglass Blue Lieutenant
Lisa-Marie Felter Daughter
Terry Foster Soldier
Mark Frazer Soldier
Robert Frerichs Private
Arthur V. Gorman Jr. Chaplain
Terry Hinz Navy Captain
Matthew Litchfield Lt. Atkins
Nick Mathwick Lt. Horton
Hajna O. Moss Wedding Friend
Louis Rangel ANC Driver
Joseph A. Ross Jr. General
Marshall Sizemore Soldier
Rick Washburne
William Williamson Lt. Colonel
Technical Credits
Francis Ford Coppola Director, Producer
Ronald Bass Screenwriter
Thomas D. Causey Sound/Sound Designer
Carmine Coppola Score Composer
Jordan S. Cronenweth Cinematographer
Gary Fettis Set Decoration/Design
John Frazier Special Effects
Robin Hauser Special Effects
Janet Hirshenson Casting
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
Jane Jenkins Casting
Willa Kim Costumes/Costume Designer
Michael Levy Producer
Judianna Makovsky Costumes/Costume Designer
Barry Malkin Editor
Bernadette Mazur Makeup
Fred Roos Executive Producer
Alex Tavoularis Art Director
Dean Tavoularis Production Designer
Bonnie Timmermann Casting
David Valdes Asst. Director, Executive Producer, Producer
Monty Westmore Makeup
Stan Weston Executive Producer
Brad Wilder Makeup
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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 5, 2012

    Highly Recommended-GREAT MOVIE!!!!

    It'll tug at your heart strings. Great cast and story.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Outstanding Movie

    This movie is unusual in that it is not a combat thriller but a very poignant look at the way the Vietnam war affected the stateside soldiers and those they loved. Objectively apolitical in nature, it embraces both the stark contrasting viewpoints of the hawks and doves so noted by history but also the infinite shades of grey that represented the soldiers' own sentiments towards the war. Emotions run the entire gambit in this movie that I consider a classic in its own right.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    When war tears at a nation and builds 'Gardens of Stone'

    This movie was one that I saw before joining the military. The same movie that taught me quite a bit about leadership and helped me understand what true ''leadership'' consisted of. Gardens of Stone unleashed a myriad of thought processes to include civilians, anti-war activist, military men that were stationed stateside, and with grave finality what is was for all of them to lose a friend and/or a family member. Watch this movie with someone you truly care about, a hankerchief, and your American Flag as we move toward another conflict that may bring sorrow to a divided nation.

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