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6.1/10
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The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam War ends in 1975.The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam War ends in 1975.The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam War ends in 1975.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
Billinjer C. Tran
- Duc
- (as Billinjer Tran)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaProducers had originally wanted to construct an animatronic green dragon, but the idea was scrapped as it was deemed too expensive.
- GoofsNear the beginning of the movie, Minh (the young boy) walks the length of the darkened Quonset hut. He goes to the end and looks through the set of double doors. The very next scene switches to the exterior. He is now exiting a single door, because he has come out on the side of the building.
- Quotes
Addie: [explaining his drawing of a whipped slave] What's wrong, kid? Don't worry, that's not me. That's not me. See, that's an America you don't understand yet. It's bigger than those Sears and Roebuck's catalogs they been giving you, or those movies they're showing you, and your Mighty Mouse comics.
- Crazy creditsCrew Morale... Quynh Trinh
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Not much happens
The intent of the film was good, however, the execution lacked the emotional punch that could have resulted from the storyline. We've seen the subplots before: the angry officer sympathizes with the foreigners, the big misfit befriends a young boy, the rebel in the crowd shouting out against the system..etc.
This is a quiet film and while not that bad, it didn't seem to capture the elements of "camp life" well enough to give me a sense of the refugee's fear of leaving the safe camp and starting a new life in America. There were moments in the film that had potential, but overall, it seemed a dull cinematic experience.
Not much happens in this movie. Go see "Heaven and Earth" instead.
This is a quiet film and while not that bad, it didn't seem to capture the elements of "camp life" well enough to give me a sense of the refugee's fear of leaving the safe camp and starting a new life in America. There were moments in the film that had potential, but overall, it seemed a dull cinematic experience.
Not much happens in this movie. Go see "Heaven and Earth" instead.
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- jmarcel
- Mar 7, 2003
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- Also known as
- Puff the Magic Dragon
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $281,803
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,007
- May 5, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $281,803
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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