Gardens of Stone

Name: Gardens of Stone
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Released: 1987
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell

1987 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 6,505 VOTES · DIR. Francis Ford Coppola

Overview

A sergeant; stationed in Arlington, Virginia in the late 1960s; must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,158 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:38 Escort, hut! Firing party.

00:06:07 Nam's made burial a growth industry. We're up to 15 drops a day. Bing, bing.

00:09:34 Work hard and you'll be an NCO yourself before you know it.

00:14:12 Shelby Willow's kid. We helped each other in Korea

00:19:18 Come on in.

00:23:41 came into Senator Ervin's office, wanting a tour of Fort Myer.

00:27:19 Yes, sergeant.

00:32:29 I think I know what that is, but I don't know if he does.

00:38:03 Trouble? Sarge!

00:43:04 The history of the 3rd U.S. Infantry reflects the growth of our nation.

00:47:45 Cost himself a stripe in the process. The bear.

00:51:16 You're a fine soldier, Clell.

00:55:10 Come on. I mean, half these kids are gonna wind up in Nam, and I figure

00:59:00 I gotta go. See you later.

01:02:54 With his jaw wired and all, he had to take a rain check.

01:06:43 He lied about West Point so you'd wait to marry me.

01:10:28 Red man four!

01:15:39 want to do what I can.

01:19:44 Until he was begging me to stop the pain.

01:25:16 and we reasoned with him and

01:29:30 -Roger that. -He's got one round in the right arm.

01:33:41 We'll talk. You'll get me straight.

01:37:59 There's another question. If I were to do this

02:02:01 Yeah.

Cast & Characters

James Caan Sgt. Clell Hazard Anjelica Huston Samantha Davis James Earl Jones 'Goody' Nelson D.B. Sweeney Jackie Willow Dean Stockwell Homer Thomas Mary Stuart Masterson Rachel Feld Dick Anthony Williams Slasher Williams Lonette McKee Betty Rae Sam Bottoms Lt. Webber Elias Koteas Pete Deveber

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,158

Dialogue density10.4 lines / min

First line00:00:38

Final line02:02:01

Production Record

DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$5,262,047

IMDb votes6,505