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Operation Dumbo Drop

  • 19951995
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
8.9K
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
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.
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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.

IMDb RATING
5.1/10
8.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • James Morris(story)
    • Gene Quintano
    • Jim Kouf
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Ray Liotta
    • Denis Leary
Top credits
  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • James Morris(story)
    • Gene Quintano
    • Jim Kouf
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Ray Liotta
    • Denis Leary
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Trailer

    Photos69

    Simon Wincer in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Simon Wincer and Tai in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Ray Liotta and Simon Wincer in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Danny Glover in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Doug E. Doug in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Dinh Thien Le in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, and Denis Leary in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Doug E. Doug, Dinh Thien Le, and Tai in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Ray Liotta and Dinh Thien Le in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary, Corin Nemec, Doug E. Doug, and Tai in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
    Danny Glover and Dinh Thien Le in Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

    Top cast

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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Capt. Sam Cahillas Capt. Sam Cahill
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Capt. T.C. Doyleas Capt. T.C. Doyle
    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
    • Lt. David Pooleas Lt. David Poole
    Doug E. Doug
    Doug E. Doug
    • SP4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashfordas SP4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford
    Corin Nemec
    Corin Nemec
    • Sp5 Lawrence Farleyas Sp5 Lawrence Farley
    Dinh Thien Le
    Dinh Thien Le
    • Linhas Linh
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Goddardas Goddard
    • (as Tcheky Karyo)
    Hoang Ly
    • Col. Nguyenas Col. Nguyen
    Vo Trung Anh
    • Lt. Quang, NVAas Lt. Quang, NVA
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Col. Pedersonas Col. Pederson
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Y B'hamas Y B'ham
    Long Nguyen
    Long Nguyen
    • Jhonas Jhon
    Tim Kelleher
    Tim Kelleher
    • C-123 Pilotas C-123 Pilot
    Scott N. Stevens
    • C-123 Co-Pilotas C-123 Co-Pilot
    Kevin LaRosa
    • Irish - Huey Pilot #1as Irish - Huey Pilot #1
    • (as Kevin Larosa)
    Christopher Ward
    • Cowboy - Huey Co-Pilotas Cowboy - Huey Co-Pilot
    Robert Kevin Miller
    • Huey Gunner #1as Huey Gunner #1
    Ming-Yang Li
    • Village Elderas Village Elder
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • James Morris(story)
      • Gene Quintano
      • Jim Kouf
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    During the Vietnam War, a village that American forces are using to spy on the Ho Chi Minh Trail has its sacred elephant killed by the North Vietnamese Army because they were cooperating with the Americans. The villagers need an elephant for a ceremony that will occur within the week. Captain Sam Cahill, an easygoing man who is heading home, and his hotheaded replacement Captain TC Doyle scrounge up another elephant with the help of sneaky supply chief warrant officer David Poole, luckless farmboy Lawrence Farley, and short-timer Harvey Ashford, and transport it across South Vietnam to get it to the village on time, running into all sorts of transport problems, personality conflicts, and an NVA squad that wants the Americans out of the village. —Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>
    riding an elephantboy elephant relationshipboy and his elephantelephant masterrescued by an animal16 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • When you weigh four tons, it's hard to be a secret weapon.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for war action and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Denis 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.
    • Goofs
      In 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Waterworld/Operation Dumbo Drop/The Net/Babe/Country Life (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Boom Boom
      Written by John Lee Hooker
      Performed by David Clayton-Thomas
      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    Underrated
    Operation Dumbo Drop was actually a nice movie in my opinion. Based on a true story it had a nice flowing story line full of action and family-appropriate material. Great actors such as Danny Glover helped the film come alive and send out strong messages. Not the best motion picture.. but it was fun and definitely did/does not deserve the type of criticism I often see it getting. It is a great film for a family movie night or even when you're alone and simply bored. Children and Adults alike can appreciate the exciting action (accompanied with only occasional mild violence), cute humor, and expressed morals and the importance of human kindness. History bluffs would also enjoy this since it takes place during the Vietnam War and shows some interesting details. Overall I believe the movie as a whole deserved at least a 7/10 rating.

    -Amanda, Miss Movie Bluff
    helpful•15
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    • vballbabi757
    • Jul 4, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Dumbo Drop
    • Filming locations
      • Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,670,346
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,392,155
      • Jul 30, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,670,346
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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