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Johnny Got His Gun

On the penultimate day of World War I, Joe, a young American soldier, gets struck by a mortar round. A quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, he rests in a hospital bed with a fate worse than death. Unbeknownst to his doctors, he stays conscious and able to think, reliving his life through bizarre dreams and memories while being unable to discern between waking and dreaming states. Joe continues to be frustrated by his circumstances until he discovers a novel method of communicating with his caregivers.

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