Streamers (film)

Streamers is a 1983 American war drama film directed and produced by Robert Altman, adapted by David Rabe from his play of the same name.

It stars an ensemble cast, featuring David Alan Grier, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, George Dzundza, and Guy Boyd.

Altman financed the film himself without a distribution deal, which allowed him to cast an ensemble of experienced but relatively unknown actors rather than rely on a bankable star as studios typically demanded.

Those who stay, who survive the difficult passages of violence, will find at the end of the film a conclusion that is so poetic and moving it succeeds in placing the tragedy in perspective.

"[8] Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times called the film "a punishing place to be in, but a brilliant and thought-provoking movie experience.