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China Beach

  • TV Series
  • 1988–1991
  • 2h
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China Beach (1988)
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The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.

  • Creators
    • John Sacret Young
    • William Broyles Jr.
  • Stars
    • Dana Delany
    • Marg Helgenberger
    • Brian Wimmer
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,077
    153
    • Creators
      • John Sacret Young
      • William Broyles Jr.
    • Stars
      • Dana Delany
      • Marg Helgenberger
      • Brian Wimmer
    • 29User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 26 wins & 46 nominations total

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    Robert Picardo, Dana Delany, and Megan Gallagher in China Beach (1988)
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    Dana Delany
    Dana Delany
    • Colleen McMurphy
    Marg Helgenberger
    Marg Helgenberger
    • K.C. Kolowski
    Brian Wimmer
    Brian Wimmer
    • Cpl. Boonie Lanier
    Oliver Theess
    • The Soldier…
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    • Pvt. Samuel Beckett
    Robert Picardo
    Robert Picardo
    • Dr. Dick Richard
    Concetta Tomei
    Concetta Tomei
    • Maj. Lila Garreau
    Jeff Kober
    Jeff Kober
    • Sgt. Evan 'Dodger' Winslow
    Nancy Giles
    • Pvt. Frankie Bunsen
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Sgt. Pepper…
    Megan Gallagher
    Megan Gallagher
    • Wayloo Marie Holmes…
    Michael J Henderson
    Michael J Henderson
    • Beetle
    Nan Woods
    Nan Woods
    • Cherry White
    Marcia Magus
    • Nurse Jody Kass
    Ned Vaughn
    Ned Vaughn
    • Jeff Hyers…
    Ricki Lake
    Ricki Lake
    • Holly Pelegrino
    Elizabeth Lindsey
    Elizabeth Lindsey
    • Mai…
    Tim Ryan
    Tim Ryan
    • Capt. Natch Austin…
    • Creators
      • John Sacret Young
      • William Broyles Jr.
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    • Trivia
      Troy Evans (Sergeant Pepper) was a Vietnam veteran. During a reunion on Good Morning America, he stated the show gave him a sense of closure.
    • Goofs
      McMurphy's pilot boyfriend is a Captain (wearing two silver bars on each shoulder) and has Command Pilot wings on his flight suit name tag (pilot's wings with a star surrounded by a wreath). To earn Command Pilot wings you have to be a rated pilot for 15 years and have 3,000 hours of flight time. No pilot in the USAF would be a rated pilot for 15 years and amass 3,000 flying hours and still be a Captain. Besides, assuming he graduated college at age 22 and flight training at 23, and then flew for 15 years he would be 38 years old. Clearly he isn't that old. [See Wikipedia article on "U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating" for rating criteria]
    • Quotes

      Colleen McMurphy: Sex is a bad word, but it feels good. Love is a good word, but it hurts.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Reflections
      (Theme)

      Written by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Eddie Holland

      Recorded by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    User reviews29

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    10/10
    I have never forgotten this series
    I'm writing this review 25 years after it left the air. I have never forgotten it. It is superb television. The ensemble cast is stellar. It was co-written by John Sacret Young and William Dodson "Bill" Broyles, Jr. who served as a marine in Vietnam. While watching it, it made me intensely feel what it was like to be there; I could feel how every moment and every individual counts. I could also feel how relationships are exquisite and intense when you daily face life or death. Conversely, their lives were also portrayed after the war when they returned home where they were no longer making a big difference in the world; there I could feel just how empty, inane, and futile their existence felt in comparison to their lives at China Beach.
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    • May 25, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Playa de China
    • Filming locations
      • Indian Dunes - 28700 Henry Mayo Drive, Valencia, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sacret
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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