Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Elizabeth Daily
- Marcie
- (as E.G. Daily)
Chris San Nicolas
- Dogfight Buddy
- (as Chris San Nicholas)
Ronny Lynch
- LCpl. Judge
- (as Ron Lynch)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRiver Phoenix running down the street after he left Rose was the last scene shot and was not intended. It was added last minute when everyone noticed the skyline. River was told to run and didn't know why. He laughed through the whole scene because everyone yelled "Run River Run!"
- GoofsEdward Birdlace says his birthday, November 26, is coming up "next Monday". In 1963 - when the scene was set - November 26 (four days after JFK's assassination) was on a Tuesday.
- Quotes
Walter: 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksThe Oogum Boogum Song
Written by Brenton Wood (as Alfred J. Smith)
Published by Bonnyview Music Corp.
Performed by Brenton Wood
Courtesy of Original Sound Records Co., Inc.
Featured review
A new kind of Vietnam film
Just when I thought I had heard all the Vietnam stories that needed to be told, along comes Dogfight. Dogfight takes a very original approach to the Vietnam tale in that the director does not take us to Vietnam until much later in the story. The bulk of the tale centers on the 'almost' accidental meeting of two people from seemingly different worlds. One character, a new Marine recruit out for a night of fun at the expense of some hapless female who will put money in his pocket as a result of a bet and the other character, an idealist young woman who is so sincere and trusting that even I was sucked into her attraction to the unscrupulous Marine. The film's stars, River Phoenix and Lili Taylor are the reason that this film works. I can think of no other young actors that could have garnered my sympathy so quickly in a story whose premise is as unappealing as it is somewhat farfetched. And by the film's end both characters are so transformed by the times in which they live that I found myself wishing for a sequel to find out how their lives turned out. It was my first time seeing Lili Taylor in a film and she has proven to be the most engaging actor of my generation in every film that she has done since.
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- luludavis
- Jun 9, 2002
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Vadet
- Filming locations
- Nitelite Lounge - 1920 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA(bar where the Dogfight party is held)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $394,631
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,736
- Sep 15, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $394,631
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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