Streamers (film)
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Streamers is a 1983 film adapted by David Rabe from his play of the same title
. The film was directed by Robert Altman
and produced by Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau (The Thin Red Line
). The cast included David Alan Grier
as Roger, Mitchell Lichtenstein
as Richie, Matthew Modine
as Billy, Michael Wright as Carlyle, George Dzundza
as Cokes, and Guy Boyd
as Rooney.
In an unusual move, the entire cast was named Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival
. The film was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
.
Streamers
Streamers is a play by David Rabe. After premiering at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut in 1975, the production transferred to Broadway, opening on April 21, 1976 at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances...
. The film was directed by Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
and produced by Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau (The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998 film)
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film which tells a fictional story of United States forces during the Battle of Mount Austen in World War II. It portrays men in: C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; in particular those soldiers played by Sean Penn, Jim...
). The cast included David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier , also known as "D.A.G." , is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color.-Early life:...
as Roger, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein is an openly gay American actor, writer, producer and director.Lichtenstein studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont....
as Richie, Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine
Matthew Avery Modine is an award-winning American actor. His film roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Alan Parker's Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, football star turned spy Alec McCall in Funky Monkey and the...
as Billy, Michael Wright as Carlyle, George Dzundza
George Dzundza
George Dzundza is an American television and film actor.-Personal life:Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother who were forced into factory labour by the Nazis. He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one...
as Cokes, and Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd may refer to:*Guy Boyd *Guy Boyd...
as Rooney.
In an unusual move, the entire cast was named Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
. The film was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
1983 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*William Styron *Henri Alekan *Yvonne Baby *Sergei Bondarchuk *Youssef Chahine *Souleymane Cissé *Gilbert de Goldschmidt *Mariangela Melato *Karel Reisz...
.
Cast
- Matthew ModineMatthew ModineMatthew Avery Modine is an award-winning American actor. His film roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Alan Parker's Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, football star turned spy Alec McCall in Funky Monkey and the...
- Billy - Michael Wright - Carlyle
- Mitchell LichtensteinMitchell LichtensteinMitchell Wilson Lichtenstein is an openly gay American actor, writer, producer and director.Lichtenstein studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont....
- Richie - David Alan GrierDavid Alan GrierDavid Alan Grier , also known as "D.A.G." , is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color.-Early life:...
- Roger - Guy BoydGuy Boyd (actor)Guy Boyd is an American character actor. He has starred in over fifty films from the late 1970s to the present. He is probably best known for his role as Detective Jim McLean in Brian De Palma's thriller Body Double...
- Rooney - George DzundzaGeorge DzundzaGeorge Dzundza is an American television and film actor.-Personal life:Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother who were forced into factory labour by the Nazis. He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one...
- Cokes - Albert MacklinAlbert Macklin- Film :* David & Layla * Cradle Will Rock * Daylight - Television :* Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Gemini" * Ed episode "The Music Box" * Frasier episode "Perspectives on Christmas"...
- Martin - B. J. Cleveland - Pfc. Bush
- Bill AllenBill Allen (actor)William Lawrence "Bill" Allen is an American film and television actor.Allen was born in Wichita, Kansas. He became famous for his role in the 1986 film RAD as BMX racer Cru Jones. Among other roles, William appeared as Roger Sloate in the 1987 Family Ties television episode "Matchmaker"...
- Lt. Townsend - Paul Lazar - MP Lieutenant
- Phil Ward - MP Sgt. Kilick
- Terry McIlvain - Orderly
- Todd Savell - MP Sgt. Savio
- Mark Fickert - Dr. Banes
- Dustye Winniford - Staff Sergeant