Johnny Got His Gun (film) - Wikipedia
Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. Based on his own novel of the same name, it was Trumbo's first and only directorial effort. The film stars Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, and Diane Varsi.
One (Metallica song) - Wikipedia
Written by band members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the song portrays a World War I soldier who is severely wounded—arms, legs and jaw blown off by a landmine, blind, deaf, and unable to speak or move—begging God to take his life.
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) - IMDb
Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Johnny Got His Gun - Wikipedia
In 1988, Metallica released the studio album ...And Justice for All, which includes the song "One", heavily based on the book's events and depiction of Joe Bonham's condition. The music video for the song features several clips from the film adaptation. [18]
35 Years Ago: Metallica Finally Enters the Video Age With 'One'
Jan 20, 2024 · Metallica Released One of Rock’s Most Hated LPs. 'One,' Metallica's first-ever video, premiered Jan. 20, 1989, on MTV.
How 'Johnny Got His Gun' Began Its Journey to Inspiring Metallica
May 14, 2021 · 'Johnny Got His Gun,' which inspired the video for Metallica's 'One,' premiered on May 14, 1971 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Metallica - One: The story behind their breakout single - Louder
Sep 20, 2022 · Metallica's One single cemented their status as one of the greatest metal bands in the world – here's the story of how it came to life
Metallica’s One: the story of the song that changed thrash metal
Sep 20, 2022 · For an anti-war protest song, a heavy subject with music to match, the first video of the band’s career was dark and deeply disturbing, with stark, black-and-white performance footage intercut with grim scenes from the 1971 movie Johnny Got His Gun, portraying a soldier, ripped apart by a landmine blast, his limbs amputated, blind and unable ...
Metallica – One Lyrics - Genius
There, Joe Bonham, a soldier in World War I, is hit by a landmine explosion that takes away his limbs and face, and becomes a prisoner in his own body – Joe lost his senses and can’t...
"One” by Metallica - Song Meanings and Facts
Mar 23, 2020 · It features scenes from the 1971 movie “Johnny Got His Gun” (1971). Indeed to prevent themselves from continually having to pay royalties associated with this feature, Metallica actually purchased the rights to the movie itself. Facts about “One”