DVD OF THE WEEK: a Johnny Got His Gun video essay by Kevin Lee.

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[We're extremely proud to bring Shooting Down Pictures cine-whiz Kevin B. Lee into the fold with a fabulous new video essay for GreenCine Daily's DVD of the Week: Johnny Got His Gun. Headbangers, unite!]

 

 

Johnny Got His Gun
Directed by Dalton Trumbo
1971, 106 minutes, USA
Shout Factory

 

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