In this episode of our Mike Nichols Marathon we are continuing through the 80s with his reunification with Neil Simon to adapt Biloxi Blues for the screen. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about this movie being a “comfort zone” project for Nichols, the movie functioning as a favor to Simon after Bogart Slept Here fell apart in the 70s and how it is the Full Metal Jacket you can show to your granny. We also talk about how not every journal entry needs to become a story, how Neil Simon’s war story lacks an identity crisis and coasts on its stage-like demeanor and the film benefits from having Christopher Walken around with his quirky line delivery, eating onions like apples and waving a gun for added drama.

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