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| Patrick Swayze | ... | Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Addie | |
| Duong Don | ... | Tai Tran | |
| Hiep Thi Le | ... | Thuy Hoa | |
| Billinjer C. Tran | ... | Duc (as Billinjer Tran) | |
| Kathleen Luong | ... | Second Wife | |
| Phuoc Quan Nguyen | ... | Loi | |
| Long Nguyen | ... | Quang Hai | |
| Catherine Ai | ... | Hien | |
| Phu Cuong | ... | Old Man | |
| Kieu Chinh | ... | Kieu | |
| Trung Nguyen | ... | Minh | |
| Jennifer Tran | ... | Anh | |
| Linda Tran | ... | Thuy Hoa's Sister | |
| Tuan Tran | ... | Tuan | |
| Le Van Tuoi | ... | Uncle Tien | |
| Joe Ho | ... | Binh | |
| Elyse Dinh | ... | Red Cross Volunteer | |
| Michael Minh | ... | Vietnamese Soldier | |
| Victor Thang Do | ... | Viet Worker | |
| April Tran | ... | Barber | |
| Monique Letran | ... | Q. Hai's Wife | |
| John Gripentrog | ... | American Server | |
| Phong Atwood Vo | ... | Man on Crutches (as Phong Vo) | |
| Vu Manh Don | ... | Viet Man with Jacket | |
| Hieu Nguyen | ... | Man in Quanset Hut | |
| Hien Nguyen | ... | Man's Wife | |
| Tom Nguyen | ... | Vietnamese Volunteer | |
| James D. Dever | ... | Marine | |
| Michael Salamon | ... | Lance Corporal | |
| Tran Cong Nghi | ... | Priest | |
| Erv Immeman | ... | Radio Announcer (voice) (as Erv Immerman) | |
| Loan Nguyen | ... | Vietnamese Camp Announcer (voice) | |
| Leo Trombetta | ... | American Camp Announcer (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gerald Ford | ... | Himself (1975 speech) (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Timothy Linh Bui | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Timothy Linh Bui | screenplay | |
| Timothy Linh Bui | story | |
| Tony Bui | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Tony Bui | .... | producer | |
| Tajamika Paxton | .... | producer | |
| Elie Samaha | .... | producer | |
| Alison Semenza | .... | executive producer | |
| William B. Steakley | .... | line producer | |
| Andrew Stevens | .... | producer | |
| Quynh Trinh | .... | co-producer | |
| Forest Whitaker | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jeff Danna | |||
| Mychael Danna | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kramer Morgenthau | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Leo Trombetta | |||
Casting by | |||
| Rene Haynes | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jerry Fleming | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Betty Berberian | |||
| Monique Le Tran | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ghia Fam | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Edward Morrison | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Whitaker | |
| Nia Nguyen | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Thu Nguyen | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Maureen Norton | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Mark Anderson | .... | property master | |
| Lance DeSpain | .... | lead scenic artist | |
| Monique Le Tran | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Colin McGreal | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Michele R. Miller | .... | mural artist | |
| Christopher Schultz | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Frank Svengsouk | .... | mural artist | |
| Patrick Tonioli | .... | scenic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Felipe Borrero | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Lorita de la Cerna | .... | foley mixer | |
| Patrick Giraudi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Kevin Hamilton | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Kevin Hamilton | .... | sound editor | |
| Kevin Hamilton | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Tim Song Jones | .... | boom operator | |
| Scott C. Kolden | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Kelly Vandever | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Tom Ceglia | .... | special effects | |
| Albert Lannutti | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Chris Ervin | .... | digital artist: main title sequence | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | digital imaging: THDX (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Warren A. Stevens | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Blundell | .... | gaffer | |
| Marc Carter | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Bennett Cerf | .... | camera loader | |
| Helen Chough | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Cooper Donaldson | .... | gaffer: second unit | |
| Edward A. Gutentag | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Scott Herrick | .... | best boy grip | |
| Colin Hudson | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Joel Jaspan | .... | key grip | |
| Dan Lynch | .... | grip | |
| Jamie Maxtone-Graham | .... | cinematographer: second unit | |
| Melissa McManigal | .... | second assistant camera: second unit | |
| Andrew Mogel | .... | assistant camera | |
| Tobin Oldach | .... | camera intern | |
| Caleb H. Poynter | .... | gaffer: second unit | |
| Jeff Ridley | .... | key grip: second unit | |
| C. Shipley | .... | grip | |
| Joshua Stern | .... | set lighting technician | |
| Peter Stone | .... | still photographer | |
| Demian Scott Vaughs | .... | dolly grip (as Demian Vaughs) | |
| John Vetter | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Jason Wawro | .... | first assistant camera: second unit | |
Casting Department | |||
| Peter Alwazzan | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Malou Magnusson | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Malou Magnusson | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Joel T. Pashby | .... | assistant editor | |
| Chuck Winston | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| Irving Berlin | .... | composer: song "White Christmas" | |
| Brad Haehnel | .... | music mixer | |
| Andrew Lockington | .... | orchestrator | |
| David Sabee | .... | orchestra contractor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Gary D. Fennell | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Michael A. Nordenstrom | .... | transportation captain | |
Thanks | |||
| Nam Loc | .... | special thanks | |
| Robert Wheaton | .... | thanks | |
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I would recommend this movie to anyone who would like an accurate perspective of the South Vietnamese people. Unlike the previous critic, I will leave any misinformed politics aside. Although the war was highly political, and the movie does comment on the war, the film is not based on any political agenda like the previous critic leads you to believe. Instead, I believe the movie's focus is on the human stories of people struggling to forge a new life after their country was taken away from them. What is refreshing and what gives the movie credibility is that the director and most of the actors are Vietnamese, many of whom went through similar experiences as depicted in the movie after the war. In that sense, the movie is real, not just some form of propaganda "intended for the not-too-bright oversentimental without-a-dose of a history-lesson or critical thought Americans." It is a movie for Americans, Vietnamese immigrants such as myself, and people who dare regard the United States as the great and imperfect hope that it is.