Going Back (TV 2001)

A group of Marines return to Vietnam with a news crew to relive their tragic war experiences.

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Sidney J. Furie (story), Greg Mellott

Stars:

Casper Van Dien, Jaimz Woolvett, Bobby Hosea

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Casper Van Dien	...	Capt. Ramsey
Jaimz Woolvett	...	Tex
Bobby Hosea	...	Ray
Joseph Griffin	...	Red Fuentes
Kenny Johnson	...	Jimmy Joe
Carré Otis	...	Kathleen
Daniel Kash	...	Eric
Martin Kove	...	Father Brazinski
Austin Farwell	...	Doc Jordan
Jason Blicker	...	Fred
Jim Morse	...	Gunny Bailey (as Jimmy Morse)
Deborah Zoe	...	Irene
Pablo Espinosa	...	Chico spaceman
Jason Cadieux	...	Brad Jordan
Lance Glass Green	...	Top Taylor

Storyline

USMC captain Ramsey is part of a group of US veterans and war victim's son Brad Jordan, invited in the post-Col War age by the Vietnam government to revisit their battle grounds now international relations are friendly. Initially he refuses to face his unit's darkest, most traumatic memory, but after an affair with a guide accepts. The violent past is slowly reconstructed trough site-stimulated flash-backs and finds a way to catch up and spark another drama.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam | scolding | underwear | bed | male bonding | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2009 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Under Heavy Fire

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GFT Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Doc Jordan: When this war ends - and trust me, they all end - I truly believe a part of me will die.

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Connections

Edited into The Veteran (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Some Love"
Performed by Evan Olson

User Reviews

Although Partially Drawing Upon Actual Incidents, Artificial Treatment Along With Stereotypical Characters Vanquish The Picture.

Since the ending of the Vietnam War, two principal styles of feature films have been produced revolving about that baleful event, one that emphasises scenes of frantic combat activity, the second stressing off-center characterization of United States military personnel, most often encumbered with tiresome politicizing anent the evil actions of corrupted American servicemen in contrast with the apparently innate dignity and humanity manifested by Vietnamese people; within this grotesquely melodramatic piece is included the worst aspects of each, with triteness lavishly added for good measure. The film opens with a military reunion organised by cinema documentarian Kathleen Martin (Carrè Otis) who has assembled six veterans from a heavily depleted U. S. Marine Echo Company, bringing about their rendezvous held in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for the purpose of filming their impressions of erstwhile battlefields, and eventually to restage, if all agree, a controversial incident that had occurred during the war, later resulting in a court martial of the Company's leader, Captain Ramsey (Caspar Van Dien). The film wants narrative clarity, indeed even basic credibility, while plot execution is muddled; an altogether plodding and unpersuasive affair with wholesale utilisation of bromidic scenes, one even comprised of slow motion lovemaking by Van Dien and Otis. Stock footage of crowded streets in Ho Chi Minh City provide mild interest, while combat segments are largely effective, and editing is quite successful with flashbacks. However, the depiction of on-scene battle photography is unrealistically presented, and a droning score is of no assistance. It is best for this subject matter if it will be created by individuals who were there.