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Dogfight is a 1991 period coming-of-age drama film set in San Francisco, California, during the 1960s and directed by Nancy Savoca. The film explores the love between an 18-year-old Marine, Lance Corporal Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) on his way to Vietnam, and a young woman, Rose Fenny (Lili Taylor).
Oct 4, 1991 · Dogfight: Directed by Nancy Savoca. With River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark. Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.
- (10K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Nancy Savoca
- 1991-10-04
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- 2 min
- 352.8K
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A young Marine named Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is set to spend his last night in San Francisco with his military friends before they are deployed to Vietnam in 1963.
- (24)
- Nancy Savoca
- R
- River Phoenix
Featuring music by folk legends Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger, Dogfight captures the miracle of human connection while gracefully subverting ideas surrounding machismo, patriotic duty, and the very meaning of America itself.
- Birdlace
Oct 4, 1991 · `Dogfight" isn't a love story so much as a story about how a young woman helps a confused teenage boy to discover his own better nature. The fact that his discoveries take place on the night before he ships out to fight the war in Vietnam only makes the story more poignant.
Sep 13, 1991 · 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.
