He has lost his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and limbs, but remains conscious and able to reason, rendering him a prisoner in his own body. Joe Bonham (Bottoms), a young American soldier during World War I, awakens in a hospital bed after being hit by an artillery shell. Eventually, Metallica bought the film rights in order to keep showing the music video without having to pay additional royalty fees.
It regained public recognition when clips of it were incorporated into the music video for Metallica's song " One", whose popularity subsequently turned Johnny Got His Gun into a cult film. It was Trumbo's first and only directorial effort.Īlthough a minor success on initial release, it was largely forgotten soon after by mass audiences.
The film stars Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland and Diane Varsi. Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American drama anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo, in his directorial debut, based on his 1939 novel of the same name, with an uncredited writing collaboration by Luis Buñuel.
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