Off Limits (1988)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Christopher Crowe

Writers:

Christopher Crowe (written by) &
Jack Thibeau (written by)

Release Date:

11 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | War | Drama

Tagline:

Being a cop is tough. But in Saigon, 1968, being a cop is crazy.

Plot:

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S...

Plot Keywords:

Sniper | Nun | 1960s | Ethnic Slur | Racism

Cast

Willem Dafoe	...	Buck McGriff
Gregory Hines	...	Albaby Perkins
Fred Ward	...	Dix
Amanda Pays	...	Nicole
Kay Tong Lim	...	Lime Green
Scott Glenn	...	Colonel Dexter Armstrong
David Alan Grier	...	Rogers
Keith David	...	Maurice
Raymond O'Connor	...	Elgin Flowers
Richard Brooks	...	Preacher
Thuy An Luu	...	Lanh (as Thuy Ann Luu)
Richard Lee Reed	...	Colonel Sparks
Woody Brown	...	Co-Pilot
Ken Siu	...	Plowboy
Viladda Vanadurongwan	...	Sister Agnes

Also Known As:

Saigon (UK)
Saigon: Off Limits (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 (video rating) (cut) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #28772) | Belgium:KNT (original rating) | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Just before Gregory Hines takes a hold of the crying baby, a glimpse shot of its face is seen and the child is clearly not upset.

Quotes:

Dix: [confessing his crimes in third person] Dix had lead several succsessful missons and his general was ready to reward him... until he saw his tattoo... very working class... the general was so disgusted that he ensured Dix would never get his comisson. Of course he was married
[grunts]
Dix: ... whore... but he did love her... yes siree... killing her was the only way Dix could make the general feel like he did... for being cheated out of his comission. Their were others after her
[mimes shooting his gun]
Dix: pow... pow... pow. Then he behaved... for years he behaved going from one godforsaken barracks to another.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Cop Game (1988)

Soundtrack:

Dang Me

One of the more unique Vietnam movies

Gregory Hines and Willem Dafoe make an excellent team in this unusual murder mystery set in Vietnam.Actual filming overseas add to the realism.Anyone ever serving in the Pacific can attest to that.The soundtrack was great, using music not usually heard in most of the Vietnam movies.Supporting actors performances were also very good ( Fred ward, Amanda Pays ).I have collected all the Vietnam movies and rate this one of the best.