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18 August 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
Even in war... murder is murder.Plot:
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
"Nobody cares" more (102 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Eriksson | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Meserve | |
| Don Harvey | ... | Clark | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Hatcher | |
| John Leguizamo | ... | Diaz | |
| Thuy Thu Le | ... | Oanh | |
| Erik King | ... | Brown | |
| Jack Gwaltney | ... | Rowan | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Lt. Reilly | |
| Dan Martin | ... | Hawthorne | |
| Dale Dye | ... | Capt. Hill | |
| Steve Larson | ... | Agent #1 | |
| John Linton | ... | Agent #2 | |
| Vyto Ruginis | ... | Prosecutor | |
| Al Shannon | ... | Wilkins |
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113 min | USA:121 min (extended version)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (extended version) | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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The voice of "The Girl on the Train" voice was dubbed by Amy Irving, onetime wife of De Palma's friend Steven Spielberg. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Meserve's arm position changes when confronting the MP who will not let the group go into town. moreQuotes:
[the squad watches the storm after raping the girl]Clark: When's the last time you had a real woman, Sarge?
Meserve: She was real. I think she was real.
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This is a true story of what happens in war when morality and ethics are tossed aside. The killing that is involved in war gets mixed up with murder, bigotry, and revenge in this factual horror story.
Fox is excellent as the naive but ethical young man exposed to a "Nobody cares" atmosphere in the midst of war. The film not only shows what can happen to human beings when they let go of any sense of conscience, but it is also a metaphor of the amoral mentality that was behind the Viet Nam conflict and its aftermath.
The struggle depicted here is between going along with the group or maintaining one's own integrity. Are there rules of war? Are there rules of living? These are the profound questions which underlie the action in this disturbing film.