Film

Johnny Got His Gun

2008 · 1h 15m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

21%

Metacritic

41

The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old Joe Bonham slowly discovers that while his brain is healthy and able to reason, the rest of his body is irreparably shattered, leaving him forever trapped within the confines of his own imagination. He struggles valiantly to find some way to communicate with the outside world. Tapping his head in Morse code he breaks through and pleads with his caretakers to be put on display as a living example of the cost of war.

Matty Ferraro

Voice

Rowan Joseph

Voice

Meredith Kendall

Mother's Voice

Ben McKenzie

Joe Bonham

Shane Partlow

Voice

• Rowan JosephProducer · Director
• Dalton TrumboWriter
• Wesley HortonProducer
• Michael MortillaOriginal Music Composer
• Jay CassidyEditor

Release date

October 22, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama