Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1991 · 1h 34m

Dogfight

Dogfight poster
Director
Nancy Savoca
Cast
River Phoenix as Eddie Birdlace Lili Taylor as Rose Fenny Richard Panebianco as Berzin Anthony Clark as Oakie Mitchell Whitfield as Benjamin Holly Near as Rose Sr.
Crew
Bobby Bukowski — Director of Photography John Tintori — Editor Bob Comfort — Screenplay Peter Newman — Producer Richard Guay — Producer Lester Cohen — Production Design
Tagline

The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.

Synopsis

In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”.

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Mood & Themes
vietnam warsan francisco, californialoveu.s. marinenostalgicwoman director1960scomfortingsincere
Key Collaborators
Nancy Savoca Director Bobby Bukowski Director of Photography John Tintori Editor Bob Comfort Screenplay Peter Newman Producer Richard Guay Producer Lester Cohen Production Design Eugenie Bafaloukos Costume Design
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