The Big Screen

Below are various references and portrayals found on the big screen Movies or small screen TV Series or Video Games.  (clicking on an image will open a new window on Amazon).

1949 Movie Battleground - followed the 327th Glider Infantry.

1956 Movie Screaming Eagles - depicted a small unit on D-Day.

1962 Movie The Longest Day - mentions the 101st Airborne.

1967 Movie The Dirty Dozen - set in World War II sets the "Dirty Dozen" against the "best" of the 101st Airborne to prove their worth.

1977 Movie A Bridge Too Far - features the 101st Airborne.

1987 Movie Hamburger Hill - John Irvin, set in May 1969 during the Vietnam War.

1998 Movie Saving Private Ryan - the title character is a soldier in the 101st Airborne division. In addition, Miller's men encounter pathfinders from the 101st in a village.

1998 Movie The Siege - has the 101st Airborne division occupying and sealing off Brooklyn under martial law, starring Denzel Washington.

1999 Movie The Hurricane - starring Denzel Washington playing Ruben "Hurricane" Carter is seen wearing the 101st airborne armpatch.

2001 TV Series Band of Brothers - chronicling the exploits of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, in the Second World War.

2002 Video Game Medal of Honor: Frontline.

2003 Movie Soldier's Girl - based on 2/502nd Infantry Barry Winchell's murder by a fellow soldier.

2003 TV Series The West Wing - episode "Inauguration: Over There" has the 101st Airborne deployed alongside the 82nd Airborne Division to the fictional country of Equatorial Kundu to stop a genocide.

2003 Video Game Call of Duty - the player belonged to the division in the first campaign. Furthermore, the logo of the 'Screaming Eagles' appears in the loading screen.

2004 Video Game Conflict: Vietnam.

2006 Real-Time Strategy Game Company of Heroes features Airborne troops who occasionally yell "screamin' eagles".

2007 Documentary Movie I Am an American Soldier - followed C co, 3 BCT during its tour of duty in Iraq in 2006.

2007 Video Game Team Fortress 2 - soldier class yells the words "Screamin' Eagles" occasionally on a taunt or critical hit.

2008 Video Game EndWar - as a selectable battalion.

2009 television series The Real World Brooklyn - featured cast member Ryan Conklin was a member of the 101st.

2010 movie Valentine's Day - features Julia Roberts as a captain in the 101st Airborne Division.

2011 movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon - the commander of NEST puts a call for the 101st for backup.