Thank You for Your Service (2017 film)

Thank You for Your Service
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJason Hall
Screenplay byJason Hall
Based onThank You for Your Service
by David Finkel
Produced byJon Kilik
Starring
CinematographyRoman Vasyanov
Edited by
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[2]
Release dates
  • October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15) (Heartland)
  • October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[4]
Box office$10 million[4]

Thank You for Your Service is a 2017 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Jason Hall, in his directorial debut, and based on the 2013 non-fiction book of the same name by David Finkel. Finkel, a Washington Post reporter, wrote about veterans of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment returning to the vicinity of Fort Riley, Kansas, following a 15-month deployment in Iraq in 2007. The film is about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depicting U.S. soldiers who try to adjust to civilian life, and stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Amy Schumer, and Scott Haze. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song "Freedom Cadence" specifically for the closing credits.[5]

The film had its world premiere at the Heartland Film Festival on October 15, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 27, 2017, by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews, with praise for the performances (particularly that of Teller, Bennett, and Koale),[6] but grossed just $9 million against its $20 million budget.[7]

  1. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 9, 2016). "Amy Schumer to Co-Star in PTSD Drama From 'American Sniper' Writer". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 9, 2016). "Amy Schumer to Co-Star in PTSD Drama From 'American Sniper' Writer". Variety. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Thank You for Your Service". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Thank You for Your Service (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "'Thank You for Your Service' Director Talks New Bruce Springsteen Song Featured in Film". Variety. 25 October 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Review Roundup: Did Critics Salute THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE?". Broadway World. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Giles, Jeff (October 26, 2017). "Suburbicon is a Stale Satire". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 29, 2017.