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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Buck McGriff | |
| Gregory Hines | ... | Albaby Perkins | |
| Fred Ward | ... | Dix | |
| Amanda Pays | ... | Nicole | |
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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) | |
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Richard Lee Reed | ... | Colonel Sparks |
| Woody Brown | ... | Co-Pilot | |
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Ken Siu | ... | Plowboy |
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Viladda Vanadurongwan | ... | Sister Agnes |
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McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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serial killer | vietnam | female nudity | race against time | vietnam war |Taglines:
Being a cop is tough. But in Saigon, 1968, being a cop is crazy.Parents Guide:
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11 March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$7,242,035Company Credits
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[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
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In an early scene McGriff and Perkins are driving through what is supposed to be the bar district in Saigon, but the names of two famous bars from Patpong, Bangkok, Thailand are clearly visible, "Pussy Galore" and "King's Castle". See more »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
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Although the cinema version was intact the UK video was cut by 22 secs to edit shots of a man caressing a woman's breasts with a riding crop as she is tied to a bed. The cuts were waived for the 2007 DVD. See more »Connections
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Off limits became something of a quasi-cult film for me. I was in Vietnam with the Marines north and south of Danang in 1968 and once fantasized about hitching a ride down Highway 1 to see Saigon, no small feat as it is something like 580 road miles. But the highway was full of vehicles during the day and you could always catch a ride. I never did get Saigon during the war, but finally did with a group of war vets in 1994. One of my favorite quips in the movie is when Dafoe turns around and finds some South Viet QCs (MPs) coming toward him and says, "We've got mice." That's what we GIs called Viets wearing helmets with QC (Quan Canh) on them. I am now spending several months in Saigon on sort of a temporary assignment, i.e., staying with the in-laws of my Viet wife on a winter break. I would like to see Off Limits again just to critique the city backdrop it used and how realistic it was. I thought this movie could have become a TV mini series but realize it would have been more expensive than China Beach in coming up with SE Asian sets to shoot on. I give it a 7, perhaps too high of a rating, as it goes good on a rainy Saturday afternoon over drinks with friends, especially if they happen to be Vietnam vets.