Sticks and Bones (film)
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| Sticks and Bones | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David Rabe |
| Written by | David Rabe (original play) Robert Downey Sr. (screenwriter) |
| Directed by | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Starring | Tom Aldredge Cliff DeYoung Anne Jackson Brad Sullivan |
| Theme music composer | Jack Nitzsche |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Joseph Papp |
| Editor | Bud S. Smith |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | 17 August 1973 |
Sticks and Bones is a television film adapted from the
Sticks and Bones was the second play in Rabe's Vietnam trilogy, following The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and preceding Streamers. A veteran himself, he wrote it while a graduate student at Villanova University, where it was staged in 1969. The off-Broadway production, directed by Jeff Bleckner, opened on November 7, 1971 at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, where it ran for 121 performances. The cast included David Selby as David, Tom Aldredge as Ozzie, Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet, and Cliff DeYoung as Rick.
In 1973, Robert Downey Sr. wrote the teleplay for and directed a CBS television film based on Rabe's play.[1] The cast included DeYoung as David, Aldredge as Ozzie, and Anne Jackson as Harriet (for TV the parents were renamed "Andy" and "Ginger").[2] The subject matter was so controversial that 94 of the network's affiliates refused to broadcast the film.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Greg (7 July 2021). "Robert Downey Sr. Dies: 'Putney Swope' Director, Father Of Actor Robert Downey Jr. Was 85". Deadline. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Howard (9 March 1973). "TV: 'Sticks and Bones'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Krebs, Albin (17 August 1973). "C.B.S. Stations Balk on 'Sticks and Bones'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
External links
- Sticks and Bones at IMDb
- Sticks and Bones (play) at the Internet Broadway Database
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