Streamers (film)

Streamers
Directed by	Robert Altman
Produced by	Robert Altman; Nick J. Mileti
Written by	David Rabe
Starring	Matthew Modine; Michael Wright; Mitchell Lichtenstein; David Allen Grier
Cinematography	Pierre Mignot
Edited by	Norman Smith
Distributed by	United Artists Classics
Release date	September 5, 1983;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Streamers is a 1983 film adapted by David Rabe from his play of the same name. The film was directed by Robert Altman and produced by Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau (The Thin Red Line). The cast includes 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.

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.^[1]

Premise

Four young soldiers waiting to be shipped to Vietnam deal with racial tension and their own intolerance when one soldier reveals he is gay.

Streamers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 1983. The film was later released onto DVD by Shout! Factory on January 19, 2010.

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