Pages

0

Media Type

Moving Image

Physical Location

D024.3F

Copyright Statement

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

DVD

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

01:49:00

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

'Gardens of Stone' refers to Arlington National Cemetery, its endless rows of tombstones marking the graves of America's fallen war heroes. This garden is tended by the 'Old Guard,' and elite Army unit led by decorated veterans no longer serving active duty. When brash young recruit Jackie Willow (D.B. Sweeney) is assigned to the unit, he becomes a surrogate son to Sgt. Clell Hazard (James Caan) and Sgt. Major 'Goody' Nelson (James Earl Jones). The older men must prepare the younger for the deadly environment of war. Meanwhile, Hazard beginas a love affair with an anti-war newspaper reporter (Angelica Huston) and Willow rekindles a romance with a former college sweetheart (Mary Stuart Masterson). Against a backdrop of protest, uncertaitny and violence, the war at home and the war abroad interscet with unforgettable consequences. Also featuring Dean Stockwell and Laurence Fishburne, 'in many ways 'Gardens of Stone' provides an even richer and more moving perspective on Vietnam than Platoon.' - Michael Medved, Sneak Previews