Dalton Trumbo’s JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN will have its World Premiere at the beautiful and historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7pm. The event will be hosted by the film’s star, Austin native Ben McKenzie, and its director, Rowan Joseph.

A percentage of ticket proceeds will be donated to the Fallen Patriot Fund, a non-profit group established to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Greenwood Hill Productions announces the release of its first feature length motion picture, a new film version of Dalton Trumbo’s classic anti-war novel, Johnny Got His Gun, starring Ben McKenzie.

Described by BlackBook Magazine as “a heady mix of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, Lars Von Trier’s Dogville, and Pat Barker’s Regeneration,” the movie is a new play-on-film version of the novel, based on the 1982 Off-Broadway play which starred Jeff Daniels.

McKenzie plays ‘Joe Bonham’, a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. As a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, he lies in a hospital bed but remains conscious and able to reason, all the while struggling to communicate with the outside world. The film explores the interplay between science, medicine, religion, and politics.

Tickets for the event are $14, and may be purchased in advance by visiting www.austintheatre.org.

Tickets may also be available day-of-show at the Paramount Theatre Box Office (713 Congress Avenue). Cash only for ticket purchases under $25.