Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Drama/Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.6 / 100
1987·Drama / Romance / War·1h 51m

GARDENS OF STONE

“The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.”

At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.

Above the Line
Francis Ford Coppola·DirectorRonald Bass·ScreenplayNicholas Proffitt·NovelJordan Cronenweth·Director of PhotographyCarmine Coppola·Original Music ComposerBarry Malkin·Editor
Cast
James Caan·Sgt. Clell HazardAnjelica Huston·Samantha DavisJames Earl Jones·Sgt. Maj.'Goody' NelsonD. B. Sweeney·Jackie WillowDean Stockwell·Capt. Homer ThomasMary Stuart Masterson·Rachel FeldDick Anthony Williams·Slasher WilliamsLonette McKee·Betty RaeSam Bottoms·Lt. WebberElias Koteas·Pete Deveber
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Francis Ford Coppola·DirectorDavid Valdes·First Assistant DirectorTena Psyche Yatroussis·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Ronald Bass·ScreenplayNicholas Proffitt·Novel
Camera· 1
Jordan Cronenweth·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Barry Malkin·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Carmine Coppola·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Alex Tavoularis·Art DirectionWilla Kim·Costume DesignDean Tavoularis·Production DesignJudianna Makovsky·Costume DesignGary Fettis·Set Decoration
Production· 10
Francis Ford Coppola·ProducerJay Emmett·Executive ProducerFred Roos·Executive ProducerMichael I. Levy·ProducerStan Weston·Executive ProducerDavid Valdes·Co-Executive ProducerDavid V. Lester·Unit Production ManagerJanet Hirshenson·CastingJane Jenkins·CastingBonnie Timmermann·Casting
Other Departments· 7
George Fisher·StuntsBuddy Joe Hooker·Stunt CoordinatorDavid Burton·StuntsBrad Bovee·StuntsChad Randall·StuntsPhil H. Fravel·StuntsJeff Dashnaw·Stunts
By the Numbers
67.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
47%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Gardens of Stone's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#D3A14B
#221709
#8B6914
Mood
Somber
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a soldier standing at attention with a rifle, silhouetted against a golden sky. To the right, a stone monument with wreaths is visible”

warromance
Key Elements
RifleMonumentWreaths
Atmosphere
Golden
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

Every catalog entry where Francis Ford Coppola is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE DRAMA

Top-ranked films inside drama, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1980S

The best films of the 1980s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows