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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781932228939
ISBN: 1932228934
Label: Showtime Ent.
Manufacturer: Showtime Ent.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Showtime Ent.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 27, 2004
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 10614
Studio: Showtime Ent.
Theatrical Release Date: May 31, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Description:
The true story of Soldier’s Girl, which takes place in Fort Campbell,KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell.His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer wasmisunderstood by fellow soldiers and eventually leads to his brutal death. Theoutstanding performances by Lee Pace and Troy Garity will draw you into this emotionaland powerful film.
Amazon.com:
Cable networks like Showtime are diving into risky material thatmainstream movie-makers shy away from--and Soldier's Girldemonstrates the payoff of such risks. Barry Winchell (Troy Garity,Barbershop), new to an infantry base in Tennessee, gets taken to anightclub for drag performers by an obnoxious fellow soldier, Fisher(Shawn Hatosy, Outside Providence). There he meets Calpernia (LeePace), a transgendered performer, and feels an immediate attraction. Butas Winchell's relationship with Calpernia develops, his relationship withthe repressed Fisher grows dangerous to his career in the military--andpossibly to his life. Based on a true story, Soldier's Girl tacklesits delicate subject matter directly but respectfully, with compassion andintelligence. Garity, Pace, and Hatosy all turn in compelling, complexperformances, steering clear of stereotypes. Director Frank Pierson(screenwriter of Dog Day Afternoon) skillfully avoids easy answersor obvious solutions and was deservedly nominated for an Emmy as a result.--Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating: - my private review
based on a true story
i was in the ARMY also, i saw/did alot of drinking back in the day.i great soundtrack also
Rating: - LocalGirl
I saw this movie on HBO and I had to have it. It was a great love story with a tragic ending. I was so moved by the cast in this film the acting was great they really brought the pain to life. I feel this movie is in the same category as "Boys Don't Cry." Just excellent and both are based on true stories. It's a must see...
Rating: - Soldier's Girl
Love the film.Well written, directed and acted.A sad film that took my group by surprise and made everyone cry at the end.And we're adults!Shows the evils of homophobia and, in general, incorrectly judging a book by its cover.Should be viewed by mature teens.
Rating: - A MUST HAVE!!!!
I fell in LOVE with this movie and story. I got this movie out of the mailbox and watched it later on the same night!I wasn't familiar with this story and now I am SO moved by this real life tragedy. Some people can be vicious, vindictive and cruel....This is a must see and must have movie. If you're reading this, BUY IT TODAY!!!!!!
Rating: - A politically charged story told as a romance (one of the best romances out there these days)
Soldier's Girl, based on a true story, is one of the most compelling love stories ever portrayed on the big screen.It is the story of an Army infantry soldier who falls for a transgendered performer at a drag club.Barry Winchell is forced near Calpernia by circumstance, and is surprised by his own interest in and desire for her.
The unlikely romance is beset by tensions originating from Winchell's obsessive-compulsive, Ritalin-addicted barracks roommate.The roommate, ... Read More
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