The Mosquito Bowl: The Final Touchdown for Football Stars Sent to the Front

Peter Berg’s The Mosquito Bowl is a World War II drama about four college football stars who enlist in the U.S. Marines after Pearl Harbor. Based on a true story, it premieres on Netflix on November 2

《The Mosquito Bowl》 follows four young men who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving behind their promising college football careers. John McLoughlin, Bob Baumann, Tony Butkovich, and David Schreiner face the realities of boot camp and the Pacific front before heading into the heart of the war. The teaser cross-cuts muddy football games, barracks training, and battlefields spreading with smoke and flames to show how their surroundings have changed.

As they prepare for the invasion of Okinawa, the four take part in a legendary game featuring some of the era's outstanding players. The film centers on how the relationships formed on the football field continue through Marine life and the war. Nicholas Galitzine plays John McLoughlin, Bill Skarsgård plays Bob Baumann, Ray Nicholson plays Tony Butkovich, and Tom Francis plays David Schreiner.

Peter Berg directs and produces the film, which is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger's 2022 nonfiction book 『The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II』. Film 44 and Imagine Entertainment are involved in the production. The film opens first in select theaters on October 30 before arriving on Netflix on November 25. Its total runtime is 2 hours and 6 minutes.