9 March 2008

Over the course of a single weekend, a group of young American paratroopers who are preparing to be shipped out to Vietnam struggle to come to terms with their fears and the realities of going to war. As tension in the barracks escalates and hostility between the men grows increasingly extreme, an underlying aggression swells and the onslaught of violence, even before setting foot on enemy soil is never far away.

Based on the play by David Rabe, directed by Robert Altman and starring a young Matthew Modine from Full metal Jacket and Altman's out Short Cuts, the 1983 Streamers has been described as the flip side of Kubrick's film, set as it is in a camp in which the recruits lounge about and dish out their own pain to each other while the drill sergeants spend most of the time drunk. It's a film that, as so often with Altman, has starkly divided opinion.

Previously unavailable on DVD in the US or UK, Streamers has been announced for a UK DVD release by Metrodome on 21st April 2008 at the RRP of £15.99. We've not confirmed this yet, but all the signs are that this is a movie-only release.