Biloxi Blues is a 1988 adaptation of the hit Broadway play by Neil Simon ("The Odd Couple") about a young man coming of age during basic training for World War 2. Twenty year old Eugene Morris Jerome (Matthew Broderick) gets drafted and sent to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi. A Brooklyn native, Eugene has never experienced the Deep South but he is determined to survive camp, and more importantly lose his virginity. He quickly comes into conflict with the manic Drill Sergeant Toomey (Christopher Walken) and most live with an odd assortment of characters in the bunk house. Military training becomes an endless ordeal of marching exercises and horrible food. Luckily, there's a fellow New York Jew in the troop, Arnold B. Epstein (Corey Parker) and a friendly prostitute, Rowena (Park Overall) in the nearby town. Then, Eugene meets lovely Daisy (Penelope Ann Miller), a lovely southern belle that captures his heart. Mike Nichols ("The Graduate") captures the easy-going humor and sentiment of Simon's semi-autobiographical play.moreless