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Friendly Fire (1979) (TV)
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22 April 1979 (USA)
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When they try to learn how how their son died in Vietnam, the Mullens meet lies and evasion on all sides. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Carol Burnett | ... | Peg Mullen |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Gene Mullen |
 | Sam Waterston | ... | C.D. Bryan |
 | Dennis Erdman | ... | Michael E. Mullen |
 | Timothy Hutton | ... | John Mullen |
| Fanny Spiess | ... | Mary Mullen |
| Sherry Hursey | ... | Patricia Mullen |
| Michael Flanagan | ... | Father Shimon |
| Hilly Hicks | ... | Willis Huddleston |
| William Jordan | ... | Col. Byron Schindler |
| Vernon Weddle | ... | Col. Georgi |
| Jack Rader | ... | Sgt. Fitzgerald |
| Robert Wahler | ... | Alan Hulting |
 | David Keith | ... | Leroy Hamilton |
| Bernard Behrens | ... | Dietrich |
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Peg Mullen, an author and former Iowa farm wife who hounded the U.S. military to find the truth about her son's death in Vietnam and was portrayed by Carol Burnett, died on Oct. 3, 2009 at the age of 92.
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Featured in "American Masters: Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character" (2007)
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I saw this movie many years ago on television and I was deeply moved by it. I don't agree with the comment another reader posted that the Mullens were trying to start a revolution about their son's death. What they were mad about, and rightly so in my opinion was the apparent cover-up the military did on the death. They only wanted the real truth about how their son died not a lot of lies which is what they got. I thought Carol Burnett was marvelous in her role. Up until that time, I had never seen her in anything but a comedic role and it was refreshing to see her in a dramatic role. Ned Beatty, as usual, was his stoic self. I would have liked to have seen his character display a bit more emotion but that was how the male society was at that time, very unemotional. Has this movie ever been released on video or DVD? I would love to get a copy.