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Hamburger Hill (1987)

R  110 min  -  Drama | War | Action   -  28 August 1987 (USA)
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A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Director:

John Irvin
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Barrile Anthony Barrile ...
Michael Boatman ...
Pvt. Ray Motown (as Michael Patrick Boatman)
Don Cheadle ...
Michael Dolan Michael Dolan ...
Don James Don James ...
Dylan McDermott ...
Michael A. Nickles ...
Pvt. Paul Galvan (as M.A. Nickles)
Harry O'Reilly Harry O'Reilly ...
Daniel O'Shea ...
Tim Quill ...
Tommy Swerdlow Tommy Swerdlow ...
Courtney B. Vance ...
Steven Weber ...
Tegan West ...
Kieu Chinh ...
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Storyline

A brutal and realistic war film focuses on the lives of a squad of 14 U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infanty Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the brutal 10 day (May 11-20, 1969) battle for Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam as they try again and again to take the fortified hill held by the North Vietnamese, and the faults and casualties they take every time in which the battle was later dubbed "Hamburger Hill" because enemy fire was so fierce that the fusillade of bullets turned assaulting troops into shreded hamburger meat. Written by Matthew Patay <1792a@aol.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Hill | Vietnam | Vietnam War | Casualties | Explosion  | See more »

Taglines:

While the rest of the world wondered why, the Screamin' Eagles fought and died in the fiercest battle of America's bloodiest war. See more »

Genres:

Drama | War | Action

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

French (a few words) | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

937: Posición de combate See more »

Filming Locations:

Philippines See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,360,705 (USA) (30 August 1987) (814 Screens)

Gross:

$13,839,404 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Don James later acted in John Irvin's film Next of Kin. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the scene at base camp, when the soldiers are playing in the water, the song "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" by Country Joe & The Fish is playing in the background. While the studio version had been released by May '69, the version in the movie was recorded at the Woodstock Music Festival, which took place a few months later in August '69. See more »

Quotes

Galvan: We're Airborne. We don't start fights, we *finish* 'em!
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Crazy Credits

The following poem is shown at the beginning of the credits:
If you are able,
save for them a place
inside of you
and save one backward glance
when you are leaving
for the places they can
no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say
you loved them,
though you may
or may not have always.
Take what they have left
and what they have taught you
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
when men decide and feel safe
to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace
those gentle heroes
you left behind.
Major Michael Davis O'Donnell
1 January 1970
Dak To, Vietnam See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Tropic Thunder (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"When A Man Loves A Woman"
Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
Performed by Percy Sledge See more »