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Dogfight

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Dogfight
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R,1hr 34min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1991
Director:
Nancy Savoca
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco  ...more
Synopsis: River Phoenix stars in this period drama about a young man, naive in some ways and worldly in others, who learns an important lesson about the nature of beauty. In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) 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 Viet Nam. 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 "dog fight." Each man ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
One of the best films of River Phoenix's all-too-brief career, Dogfight was widely overlooked in its 1991 release. Like the relationship between its two protagonists, the film is an understated, nuanced affair, built on character development and interaction rather than showy romantic spectacle. Phoenix and Lili Taylor are terrifically subtle, rejecting the opportunity to stereotype their characters, ... Full Review
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River Phoenix
Eddie Birdlace
Lili Taylor
Rose Fenney
Richard Panebianco
Berzin
Anthony Clark
Oakie, Okie Buele
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