Billy Bob's Filmography
THE THIN RED LINE
(1998)
Distributor
Fox 2000
Director
Terrence Malick
Character
Narrator (deleted from final cut)
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Movie Quote
NARRATOR: Deleted.
Plot
Based
on the novel by James Jones (who also wrote From Here to
Eternity), THE THIN RED LINE follows a group of young soldiers
through the Battle of Guadalcanal. We see the war's
horrors from different soldiers' points of view as Charlie
Company division tries to keep it together.
What Billy Bob Gets To Do
He provided a voice over narration that was eventually deleted
from the film. We call this a case of THE MAN WHO WASN'T
THERE syndrome.
Backstory
Billy Bob received a "thanks to"
in the film's credits. The film was nominated for seven
Oscars and featured a spectacular cast: Sean Penn, Adrian Brody,
John Savage, Jared Leto, Nick Nolte, Tim Blake Nelson, John C.
Reilly, Elias Koteas, Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, George
Clooney, Ben Chaplin, James Caviezel, and John Travolta.
Most remarkable is the fact that director Terrence Malick hadn't
made a film in 20 years (in 1978, he directed DAYS OF HEAVEN)
when he undertook THE THIN RED LINE. Another filmed
version of the same novel was released in 1964 and starred Keir
Dullea and Jack Warden.
Awards
(for THE THIN RED LINE)
Here is the IMDb
awards link.
Relevant
Links
IMDb Link
Official Site
Bomis links to several THE THIN, RED LINE sites
MQRE links to THE THIN, RED LINE reviews
William P. Coleman Mathematics Page
Related
Merchandise
Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is available on CD. Good
thing it wasn't deleted.
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