Vietnam War vet Stephen Simmons must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children. He also must deal with his own personal and ...
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Title: The War (1994)
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1 win & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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| Elijah Wood | ... | Stu Simmons | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Stephen Simmons | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Lois Simmons | |
| Lexi Randall | ... | Lidia Joanne Simmons | |
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LaToya Chisholm | ... | Elvadine |
| Christopher Fennell | ... | Billy Lipnicki | |
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Donald Sellers | ... | Arliss Lipnicki |
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Leon Sills | ... | Leo Lipnicki |
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Will West | ... | Lester Lucket |
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Brennan Gallagher | ... | Marsh |
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Adam Henderson | ... | Chet |
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Charlette Julius | ... | Amber |
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Jennifer Tyler | ... | Ula Lipnicki |
| Lucas Black | ... | Ebb | |
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Justin Lucas | ... | Willard |
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Vietnam War vet Stephen Simmons must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children. He also must deal with his own personal and employment problems that have resulted from his Vietnam experiences. Written by David Stumme <dstumme@rochester.rr.com>
Plot Keywords:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation | coming of age | bullying | anti war | post traumatic stress disorder |Taglines:
What's worth fighting for?Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for the intense depiction of human struggle and conflict | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La guerra See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$16,551,365Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Lois: Don't you know nothing would have kept him from you. He's just gone home.
Stu: We're his home ma. The stupid lord can have him later. Why? Why does he have to take evrything, bad enough our home and all our things. Why'd he have take my daddy? What did I do so wrong that he had to take my daddy?
Lois: Oh no honey.
Stu:
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(uncredited)
Composed by Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
Written by Pete Brown
Sung during Vietnam battle scene
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Trivia
The cigarettes Elvadine smokes in the movie are herbal, not tobacco. See more »Goofs
When Stephen is telling Stu about his hospitalization, he says that the doctors diagnosed him with post-traumatic stress. That term didn't come about until Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome was included in the DSM-III, nearly ten years after the movie is set. See more »Quotes
Stu: For what? To get our hopes up? To promise us we was gunna have a big house with a tire swing, vanity, and a picket fence, and then just leave, again? What the hell kinda loused up angel is that?Lois: Don't you know nothing would have kept him from you. He's just gone home.
Stu: We're his home ma. The stupid lord can have him later. Why? Why does he have to take evrything, bad enough our home and all our things. Why'd he have take my daddy? What did I do so wrong that he had to take my daddy?
Lois: Oh no honey.
Stu:
[...]
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Crazy Credits
When the credits are over and the music ends, we hear a helicopter. See more »Soundtracks
Sunshine of Your Love(uncredited)
Composed by Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
Written by Pete Brown
Sung during Vietnam battle scene
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Today I saw this movie for the first time and I was deeply touched by it. What I liked about the movie was the way it makes us realize what's important in life. Using no great special effects and no incredible shooting technologies this movie is worth seeing namely because of the way it makes your feelings come out into the open. It makes you think of the things you rarely stop to think of. The actors' play is wonderful and I can say this is the movie where I enjoyed Elijah Wood's playing more than anywhere else.
"The War" is already in my personal Best-s. Spending two hours watching a movie like this is much more worthy than spending that time thinking of all those unimportant issues we are dealing with during all our lives. So I recommend you to watch this film and wake up your feelings.