Johnny Got His Gun (film)

Johnny Got His Gun
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Dalton Trumbo
Screenplay by	Dalton Trumbo Luis Buñuel (uncredited)
Based on	Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Produced by	Bruce Campbell
Starring	Timothy Bottoms Kathy Fields Marsha Hunt Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Diane Varsi
Cinematography	Jules Brenner
Edited by	Millie Moore
Music by	Jerry Fielding
Production company	World Entertainment
Distributed by	Cinemation Industries
Release dates	May 14, 1971 (1971-05-14) (Cannes) August 4, 1971 (1971-08-04) (New York City)[1]
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million+[2]
Box office	$767,794 (US/Canada theatrical rentals)[3] or $1 million[4]

Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. Based on his own novel of the same name, it was Trumbo's first and only directorial effort. The film stars Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, and Diane Varsi.

Although it was a minor success upon its initial release, the film was largely forgotten by the mass audience soon after. It received renewed attention in the late 1980s after clips from it were incorporated into the popular music video for Metallica's single "One", and the film has subsequently become a cult film. Eventually, Metallica bought the rights to the film in order to be able to show the music video without having to keep paying royalties.^[5]