Academy Award-winner Robert Altman's film about gays in the military was made before the controversial "don't ask don't tell" policy, yet its themes still resonates today.  The film stars a young  Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Weeds), Mitchell Lichtenstein, Michael Wright (Oz), George Dzundza (Crimson Tide), Guy Boyd (Black Scorpion) and David Alan Grier  will be available for the first time ever on DVD on January 19th. 


The late Academy Award® winner Robert Altman was one of the most celebrated and influential filmmakers in history. He’s best recognized for his cinematic sensibility and unique style of storytelling that often parlayed with large diverse casts, open-ended narratives and multiple interwoven storylines as seen in The Player, Short Cuts and Gosford Park.

One of Altman’s long forgotten early film works, Streamers took the opposite approach, focusing on the uneasy melodrama of four raw Army recruits waiting to be sent overseas for combat as they deal with their internal conflicts over class, race, and sexuality intertwine and collide in a shocking, unexpected denouement.

Adapted from David Rabe’s Tony Award-winning Broadway play of the same name and featuring powerhouse performances from its central cast members, Streamers carries as much emotional weight and impact as it did over 25 years ago.