Streamers | 
| Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd
Studio: Parade Video
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 4617
Format: Color, Ep, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 071083058431
EAN: 0071083058431
ASIN: B000006CPD
Release Date: November 11, 1998
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 Excellent adaptation of a brilliant play November 26, 2000
Joseph "God" Jordan (Bronx, NY United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Ever since I read "Hurlyburly" about five years ago, I have been a fan of David Rabe. When I became aware that "Streamers," possibly his best play, was made into a film, I wasted no time in renting it. I found the it to be true to the original script, with minor additions that do nothing to help or hinder the play's dramatic impact. The plot concerns the interaction of six men in a desolate army barracks. It is only days (weeks?) before the men are to be shipped out to vietnam, where they will, most likely, die. This tentative, chilling circumstance is the impetus for the story's action. The central characters are Billy, a moralizing, confused college graduate, Roger, a street smart black man, Richie, who is an uninhibited homosexual and Carlyle, a lonely and paranoid psychopath. The diverse nature of these individuals makes symbiosis difficult, and their respective tensions and prejudices culminate in a nihilistic and violent explosion that metaphorically represents the conflict in vietnam, and the conflict inherent in mankind. Streamers is an intelligent, claustrophobic and highly disturbing film that I emphatically reccommend to any who appreciate good cinema.
Excellent adaptation of a brilliant play November 26, 2000
Joseph "God" Jordan (Bronx, NY United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ever since I read "Hurlyburly" about five years ago, I have been a fan of David Rabe. When I became aware that "Streamers," possibly his best play, was made into a film, I wasted no time in renting it. I found the it to be true to the original script, with minor additions that do nothing to help or hinder the play's dramatic impact. The plot concerns the interaction of six men in a desolate army barracks. It is only days (weeks?) before the men are to be shipped out to vietnam, where they will, most likely, die. This tentative, chilling circumstance is the impetus for the story's action. The central characters are Billy, a moralizing, confused college graduate, Roger, a street smart black man, Richie, who is an uninhibited homosexual and Carlyle, a lonely and paranoid psychopath. The diverse nature of these individuals makes symbiosis difficult, and their respective tensions and prejudices culminate in a nihilistic and violent explosion that metaphorically represents the conflict in vietnam, and the conflict inherent in mankind. Streamers is an intelligent, claustrophobic and highly disturbing film that I emphatically reccommend to any who appreciate good cinema.
On the big screen it was potent and powerful as any January 19, 2004
Thomas Lapins (Orlando, Florida USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
On the big screen it was potent and powerful as any film I had seen. The tension created kept me on the edge of my seat. Maybe as a gay man I perceived something of the conflict between myself and this rigid frigid military environment that crept into many a nighmare of mine. It had a live stage feel to it. Many emotions and personal historys were left up to the audience to interject, kind of compressing many diverse backgrounds into a short though volitale interaction. It remains one of my favorite films and I would very much like to see it on dvd.
 Decent movie, bad video... March 17, 2000
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This version is recorded in EP. The sound quality is horrible. The image alternates between muddy and fuzzy. I'll assume the more expensive version is higher quality. The film itself is OK, though a bit preachy and heavy-handed.
A very well acted film June 29, 2000
Daniel L. Miley (Collegeville, PA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very good performances from all actors, especially by Michael Wright as Carlyle. Guy Boyd and George Dzundra are excellent as two drunken old sergeants. The film itself is somewhat stage-bound as it is based on a play, but the acting makes this a worthwhile experience for any fan of strong acting and strong themes including war, death, and repressed (as well as open) homosexuality.
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