During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael J. Fox | ... | Eriksson | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Sgt. Tony Meserve | |
| Don Harvey | ... | Cpl. Thomas E. Clark | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | PFC Herbert Hatcher | |
| John Leguizamo | ... | PFC Antonio Diaz | |
| Thuy Thu Le | ... | Oanh | |
| Erik King | ... | Brown | |
| Jack Gwaltney | ... | Rowan | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Lt. Reilly | |
| Dan Martin | ... | Sgt. Hawthorne | |
| Dale Dye | ... | Capt. Hill | |
| Steve Larson | ... | Agent #1 | |
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John Linton | ... | Agent #2 |
| Vyto Ruginis | ... | Prosecutor | |
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Al Shannon | ... | Wilkins |
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During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. The film is more about the realities of war, rather than this single event. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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vietnam war | water buffalo | scarf | railroad trestle | beer drinking |Taglines:
Some Soldiers take things too far See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
18 August 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pecados de guerra See more »Edit
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Budget:
$22,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,201,261, 20 August 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$18,671,317Company Credits
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Rowan: Sorry Cherry kill to keep our pound cake.
Cherry: That's what everybody says.
Rowan: In fact
[pause]
Rowan: we have killed to keep our pound cake!
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Meserve's arm position changes when confronting the MP who will not let the group go into town. See more »Quotes
Cherry: Look guys I got some boneless chicken, I can trade for some pound cake, if anyone wants chicken?Rowan: Sorry Cherry kill to keep our pound cake.
Cherry: That's what everybody says.
Rowan: In fact
[pause]
Rowan: we have killed to keep our pound cake!
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This is a true story of what happens in war when morality and ethics are tossed aside. The killing that is involved in war gets mixed up with murder, bigotry, and revenge in this factual horror story.
Fox is excellent as the naive but ethical young man exposed to a "Nobody cares" atmosphere in the midst of war. The film not only shows what can happen to human beings when they let go of any sense of conscience, but it is also a metaphor of the amoral mentality that was behind the Viet Nam conflict and its aftermath.
The struggle depicted here is between going along with the group or maintaining one's own integrity. Are there rules of war? Are there rules of living? These are the profound questions which underlie the action in this disturbing film.