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Soldier's Girl (2003)

TV Movie  |  R  |   |  Crime, Drama, Romance  |  31 May 2003 (USA)
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The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Barry Winchell
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Calpernia Addams
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Sergeant Carlos Diaz
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Justin Fisher
Philip Eddolls ...
Calvin Glover
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Henry Millens
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Collin Baker (as Daniel Petronijevic)
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Edgar Martinez
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Ashley Martinez
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Sergeant Howard Paxton
Tulsi Balram ...
Ginger
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Lester
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Mistress of Ceremonies
Sofonda ...
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The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

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True story of an unexpected love...and an unforgivable crime. See more »

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Crime | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for sexual content, a scene of strong violence and language | See all certifications »

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Trivia

The actual Barry Winchell was six and one half years younger than Calpernia Addams, but in the film the age difference is almost exactly reversed, Lee Pace, the actor who portrays Calpernia, is six years younger than Troy Garity, the actor who portrays Winchell. See more »

Goofs

When Pvt. Barry Winchell reports to SSG Diaz he is told by Diaz that he will be assigned as the assistant gunner for the 40mm grenade launcher. This could be a reference to the Mk-19 40mm belt fed grenade launcher. However, we later see Pvt Winchell carrying an M-203 40mm grenade launcher. The M-203 is not a crew served weapon, it is operated by a single soldier and therefore doesn't need an assistant to operate it. See more »

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[first lines]
Mistress of Ceremonies: Ladies and gentlemen, and all of the rest of you... Welcome to the Miss Tennessee Entertainer of the Year Pageant.
[applause]
Mistress of Ceremonies: If you take a girl home tonight, and you find that her clitoris is just a touch too prominent and her ovaries are hanging really low, you might have ended up with one of our contestants.
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#1 Crush
Written by Doug Erickson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
Performed by Garbage
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by arrangement with Natural Energy Lab
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20 December 2004 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I remember a couple of months ago hearing the story of Barry Winchell on A&E. I was so hurt and disgusted by the fact that something like this could happen and the person that did this awful thing was not put to death. So later when I heard about Soldier's Girl, I decided to rent it and check it out. I put it in and was entranced by this amazing love story. I was moved to tears, which is a difficult thing for me to do. The story was so loving and yet so tragic. Like Calpernia says in the beginning of the movie, "I'm going to tell you a story, like all great stories, it is a love story. And like all great love stories, it's tragic." The movie broke my heart and I was ashamed to know that my country let this happen and go unpunished in my opinion. Facing the homophobia of society is tough for any person, I know this first hand. Barry Winchell was a resilient person to be able to take what he took from others, and not let them stop him from falling in love. Best movie I've seen based on a true story in awhile. I would recommend seeing it to anyone.


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