Dogfight

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

1991 1h 34m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 149

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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”.

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

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Cast

River Phoenix
Eddie Birdlace
Lili Taylor
Rose Fenny
Richard Panebianco
Berzin
Anthony Clark
Oakie
Mitchell Whitfield
Benjamin
Holly Near
Rose Sr.
E. G. Daily
Marcie
Sue Morales
Ruth Two Bears

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nancy Savoca
Writers: Bob Comfort
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nancy Savoca, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Tintori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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River Phoenix and Lili Taylor and Richard Panebianco carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nancy Savoca directs. Bobby Bukowski behind the camera. John Tintori cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nancy Savoca, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor John Tintori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4River Phoenix and Lili Taylor and Richard Panebianco carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.".
6IMDB entry: tt0101748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "vietnam war", "san francisco, california", "love", "u.s. marine".