Streamers (1983): Cast & Box Office
Streamers is a 1983 war drama directed by Robert Altman, starring Matthew Modine as Billy, David Alan Grier and George Dzundza. It runs 1 hour 58 minutes and earned $378,452 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 58m (118 min)
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Streamers International
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Streamers About?
The premise of Streamers without spoilers.
Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it’s learned one of them is gay.
Streamers Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- airborne troops
- u.s. military
- u.s. soldier
- army uniform
- u.s. army soldier
- singing drunk
- psychic
- recruit
- alcoholic
- barracks
- gay
- homosexual
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- drunk soldier
- loud drunk
- peer pressure
- discrimination
- drunk
- vietnam war
- bunk bed
- paratrooper
- homophobia
- gay slur
- army life
- male frontal nudity
- military uniform
- prank
- shower room
- man in uniform
- gay soldier
- screenplay adapted by author
- social commentary
- young
- soldier
- prejudice
- controversial
- sobbing
- one set
- fear
- blood on the floor
- military police
- insanity
- man dead on floor
- murder
- cigarette smoking
- lying on bed
- man crawls on floor
- profanity
- coming out
- attempted suicide
- uses the word fag
Streamers Cast & Characters
Matthew Modine leads the cast as Billy, with David Alan Grier as Roger and George Dzundza as Cokes. Directed by Robert Altman; 16 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Altman
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Matthew Modine as Billy -
David Alan Grier as Roger -
George Dzundza as Cokes -
Guy Boyd as Rooney
Also Starring in Streamers
· 12 more- Paul Lazar MP Lieutenant
- Michael Wright Carlyle
- Bill Allen Lt. Townsend
- Mitchell Lichtenstein Richie
- James Terry McIlvain Orderly
- Albert Macklin Martin
- Mark Fickert Dr. Banes
- Phillip Ward MP Sgt. Kilick
- B.J. Cleveland Pfc. Bush
- Todd Savell MP Sgt. Savio
- Dustye Winniford Staff Sergeant
- Robert S. Reed MP
More from Robert Altman
More films directed by Robert Altman, best-rated first: Nashville, The Player, McCabe & Mrs. Miller and The Long Goodbye.
Streamers Box Office
Streamers grossed $378,452 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$378.5K
- US & Canada
- $378.5K
Streamers Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Correntes” and “Desechos”.
- Also known as
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- Correntes
- Desechos
- O Exército Inútil
- Неудачники, უიღბლონი
- Windhunde
- ストリーマーズ 若き兵士たちの物語
- 长条旗
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Streamers FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Streamers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Streamers?
Streamers runs 1 hour 58 minutes (118 minutes).
When was Streamers released?
Streamers was released on September 5, 1983.
Who directed Streamers?
Streamers was directed by Robert Altman.
More films by Robert Altman Who is in the cast of Streamers?
Streamers stars Matthew Modine as Billy, David Alan Grier as Roger and George Dzundza as Cokes, among 16 credited actors.
How much did Streamers make at the box office?
Streamers grossed $378,452 worldwide.
Does Streamers have a post-credit scene?
No. Streamers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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