Gardens of Stone
“The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.”
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
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Cast
17 people
James Caan
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Anjelica Huston
Samantha Davis
Known for
Addams Family Values
The Royal Tenenbaums
James Earl Jones
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
D. B. Sweeney
Jackie Willow
Known for
Dinosaur
Taken 2
Dean Stockwell
Capt. Homer Thomas
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Mary Stuart Masterson
Rachel Feld
Known for
Five Nights at Freddy's
For Life
Dick Anthony Williams
Slasher Williams
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Jerk
Lonette McKee
Betty Rae
Known for
Brewster's Millions
Honey
Sam Bottoms
Lt. Webber
Known for
Apocalypse Now
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Elias Koteas
Pete Deveber
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Zodiac
Laurence Fishburne
Sgt. Flanagan
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Casey Siemaszko
Wildman
Known for
Back to the Future Part II
Stand by Me
Francis Ford Coppola Director · Ronald Bass Screenplay Nicholas Proffitt Author
Worldwide gross $5.3M · Budget $14M · United States release May 5, 1987
Box office
Budget
$13,500,000
Worldwide gross
$5,262,047
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Michael I. Levy Productions
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
ML Delphi Premier Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 5, 1987
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1988 · Theatrical
March 23, 2006 · Physical · Sony mj.gov.br
Czechia
November 1, 1993 · Physical
France
January 6, 1988 · Theatrical
February 17, 2021 · Physical
Italy
September 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
September 23, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 18, 1987 · Theatrical
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