To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.
Tchéky Karyo
- Goddard
- (as Tcheky Karyo)
Kevin LaRosa
- Irish - Huey Pilot #1
- (as Kevin Larosa)
Michael Ming-Yang Lee
- Village Elder
- (as Ming-Yang Li)
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I do not understand the criticism that some professional reviewers give of this film about its unrealistic treatment of the Vietnam War. I was opposed to that war from about the time that it started but I never doubted the good intentions of those young men who risked their lives fighting it. What is so wrong in playing up that aspect of it? The film is, after all, based on a true story. The film seemed to me to be like a movie version of the television show MASH done for children. Everybody has good words for MASH. Nobody ever complained about doing a comedy about the Korean War. This is a good kid's film with some really fine acting by Liotta, Glover and Leary.
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- TriviaDenis Leary has said that he, Danny Glover, and Ray Liotta only did the picture because they each wanted to buy property. Filming took so long, and got so bad, they all started carrying around pictures of the property and looking at them to get them through the shooting.
- GoofsIn the cast listing David Poole(Dennis Leary) is listed as Lt. Poole. In the movie he is actually a US Army Chief Warrant Officer Three. This can be seen by the right collar bar on his uniform that has a bar with three black boxes and by the Warrant officer insignia on the left collar.
- Quotes
Capt. T.C. Doyle: Does anybody else here know how to work an elephant?
Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: I was in love with a fat woman once, but she never listened to me.
- Crazy creditsBefore the end credits, there is a statement that says, "This movie was inspired by a true story."
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- Also known as
- Dumbo Drop
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,670,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,392,155
- Jul 30, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $24,670,346
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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