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A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.
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- 1 nomination total
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- TriviaThe veterans in the dance sequence are all Vietnam veterans, and their real family members accompany them.
- GoofsIn the opening scene where the Platoon Leader is marching in the Platoon you see his shirt has one too many buttons unbuttoned.
- SoundtracksI'm On Fire
Performed by Bruce Springsteen
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
Written by Bruce Springsteen
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A lot of the criticism against this movie comes from the fact that it didn't follow the book as accurately as it could have. But since I haven't read the book, that's not an issue for me. I didn't have to sit there and say "Hey! That's not how it happened!"
This movie caught me by surprise. The only reason I saw it was because I happened to be channel-surfing and I noticed Bruce Willis with a weird mustache. The movie was just starting, so I settled in to watch the whole thing. This says a lot about the kind of recognizability Bruce Willis has earned in the years since he made this movie.
In all I was very impressed with his performance as Emmett. And while Emily Lloyd was a bit on the annoying side, the role she played was portrayed beautifully (which I guess was the whole point).
Being a Canadian, the Vietnam War doesn't hold as much meaning to me as it does to Americans. But this movie went a long way towards showing me how someone who was affected by the Vietnam War dealt with the repercussions. While the movie did develop very slowly and seemed to drag on at times, it was wonderfully refreshing and touching.
This movie caught me by surprise. The only reason I saw it was because I happened to be channel-surfing and I noticed Bruce Willis with a weird mustache. The movie was just starting, so I settled in to watch the whole thing. This says a lot about the kind of recognizability Bruce Willis has earned in the years since he made this movie.
In all I was very impressed with his performance as Emmett. And while Emily Lloyd was a bit on the annoying side, the role she played was portrayed beautifully (which I guess was the whole point).
Being a Canadian, the Vietnam War doesn't hold as much meaning to me as it does to Americans. But this movie went a long way towards showing me how someone who was affected by the Vietnam War dealt with the repercussions. While the movie did develop very slowly and seemed to drag on at times, it was wonderfully refreshing and touching.
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,531,971
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,505
- Sep 17, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $3,531,971
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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