Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.
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Cast
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| River Phoenix | ... | Eddie Birdlace | |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Rose | |
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Richard Panebianco | ... | Berzin |
| Anthony Clark | ... | Oakie | |
| Mitchell Whitfield | ... | Benjamin | |
| Holly Near | ... | Rose Sr. | |
| Elizabeth Daily | ... | Marcie (as E.G. Daily) | |
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Sue Morales | ... | Ruth Two Bears |
| Christina Mastin | ... | Linda | |
| Christopher Shaw | ... | Donavin | |
| John Lacy | ... | Fector | |
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Chris San Nicholas | ... | Dogfight Buddy |
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Brian Gotta | ... | Dogfight Marine |
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Peg Phillips | ... | Older Cafe Customer |
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Neal Allen | ... | Sgt. Judge |
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In 1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called 'Dogfight': all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop. She's happy to accompany him - but then she sees through the game. However by this time he already learned to like her, so he follows her home. Will he manage to win her heart despite their differences? Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Plot Keywords:
feminist film | year 1963 | physical beauty as theme | john f. kennedy assassination | game |Taglines:
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Rated R for pervasive strong language and a sexual scene | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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4 October 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Rose: Yes, goddammit. I'm going to have the fucking poached salmon, with the son-of-a-bitching rice, and a dirty bastard salad with a shitload of Roquefort dressing. Thank you. And um, who knows what this asshole wants.
Eddie Birdlace: Uh, I'll just take a fucking beer.
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Written by Brownie McGhee
Published by Stormking Music, Inc.
Performed by Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Records
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Given a theatrical release in just two cinemas in the USA, it went straight to video in the UK. See more »Goofs
The picture of American musician Bob Dylan that Rose points out to on her wall was taken in 1964, while the scene takes place in 1963. See more »Quotes
Waiter: Are you ready to order?Rose: Yes, goddammit. I'm going to have the fucking poached salmon, with the son-of-a-bitching rice, and a dirty bastard salad with a shitload of Roquefort dressing. Thank you. And um, who knows what this asshole wants.
Eddie Birdlace: Uh, I'll just take a fucking beer.
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Soundtracks
GUITAR HIGHWAYWritten by Brownie McGhee
Published by Stormking Music, Inc.
Performed by Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Records
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If you were to pick out one River Phoenix film from his cannon of films, to show to someone unfamiliar to his movies, this would be it. It is quite simply a wonderful performance. Although this received an almost non existant cinema release, the magic of this movie will continue for future generations through word of mouth, as I have found, when people discover it, they just want to go out and tell people to watch it! The ending is perfect and says so much more than a thousand words ever could.