Uncommon Valor (1983)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writer:

Joe Gayton (written by)

Release Date:

16 December 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

"C'mon... we're going home."

Plot:

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese...

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Vietnam | Mission | Claustrophobia | Vietnam Veteran

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Col. Cal Rhodes
Robert Stack	...	MacGregor
Fred Ward	...	Wilkes
Reb Brown	...	Blaster
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Sailor
Patrick Swayze	...	Kevin Scott
Harold Sylvester	...	Johnson
Tim Thomerson	...	Charts
Lau Nga Lai	...	Lai Fun
Kwan Hi Lim	...	Jiang
Kelly Junkerman	...	Paul MacGregor
Todd Allen	...	Frank Rhodes
Gail Strickland	...	Helen Rhodes
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Mrs. Wilkes
Gloria Stroock	...	Mrs. MacGregor

Also Known As:

Last River to Cross (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1984) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

AT&T Building - 611 W. Sixth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

During Col Rhode's (Gene Hackman) first conversation with Major Johnson (Harold Sylvester), the Major relays a story on how he won the Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam. The story closely resembles a similar real life rescue from the book and movie Bat*21 (1988), which Gene Hackman starred in 5 years later.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gene Hackman's character arrives to pick up the weapons and the police officer tells him that the guns will be confiscated, during two shots we see the truck driving off behind him.

Quotes:

Mrs. Wilkes: It's taken me TEN YEARS to get that damn war out of his head!
Rhodes: Oh yeah? Well it looks like it's still in there strong.

Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

BROTHERS IN THE NIGHT

Gene Hackman was Outstanding

Always enjoy Gene Hackman,(Col. Cal Rhodes), who portrayed a retired Marine Col., who was bound and determined to find his son and rescue other Vietnam captives for over ten long years missing in action. Cal Rhodes got tired of trying his Congressmen for their assistance and decided to get together some of his old devoted Marine buddies to come to his aid. There was lots of hard work to obtain Helicopters (UH-1H), weapons and men determined to help their fellow vets once again. Robert Stack appears in the film and is able to furnish financial support with his ability to secure vehicles. There is a so called young Marine who tries to assist the Marine Vets and is given a hard time, which is rather interesting. There is lots of action and a wonderful film about our fantastic Vets of the Vietnam War. However, this is a sad film which gives some horrible details concerning the torture our Brave Men had to endure.