Dogfight (1991)

Note Générale:

7,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Nancy Savoca

Scénariste (WGA):

Bob Comfort (written by)

Date de sortie:

octobre 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance | Guerre

Intrigue:

1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | San Francisco California | Loss | Contest | Hippie

Avis des utilisateurs:

Brilliant, Calming, Moving, Unforgettable

Ensemble

River Phoenix	...	Eddie Birdlace
Lili Taylor	...	Rose
Richard Panebianco	...	Berzin
Anthony Clark	...	Oakie
Mitchell Whitfield	...	Benjamin
Holly Near	...	Rose Sr.
Elizabeth Daily	...	Marcie (as E.G. Daily)
Sue Morales	...	Ruth Two Bears
Christina Mastin	...	Linda
Christopher Shaw	...	Donavin
John Lacy	...	Fector
Chris San Nicholas	...	Dogfight Buddy
Brian Gotta	...	Dogfight Marine
Peg Phillips	...	Older Cafe Customer
Neal Allen	...	Sgt. Judge
Ron Lynch	...	LCpl. Judge
Dale Garman	...	Restaurant Maitre d'
Bruce Pearson	...	Walter
Angie Utt	...	Thrift Shop Woman
Kenneth Utt	...	Thrift Shop Man (as Kenny Utt)
Julian Schembri	...	Navy Bill
Barb Benedetti	...	Alice
Ivars Mikelson	...	Bob
Brendan Fraser	...	Sailor #1 (as Brendon Fraser)
Matt Skerritt	...	Sailor #2
Dion Williams	...	Older Brother on Bus
Jason Moore	...	Younger Brother on Bus
Denise Williams	...	Mother on Bus
Kristie Gamer	...	Pretty Girl
David MacIntyre	...	Bartender (as Dave McIntyre)
Art Cahn	...	Bar Owner
Robert Munns	...	'50s drinker (as Bob Munns)
Jessica Wallenfels	...	Arcade Girl (as Jessica Wallenfells)
Bonnie Fox	...	Arcade Hooker
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Crying Woman
Joseph Franklin	...	Crying Customer
Frank Walters	...	Newscaster
Jacob Luft	...	Neighborhood Boy
Constance McCord	...	Dogfight Waitress
Laura Vetter	...	Truckstop Waitress
Krisha Fairchild	...	Truckstop Cook
George Evans	...	Bus Driver
Jillian Armenante	...	Girl on Street
Anne Elizabeth Washburn	...	Friend of Girl on Street
John Fry	...	Marine on Bus
Albert Farrar	...	Corpsman
Rafael Orozco	...	Hippie (as Raf Orozco)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Don Berg	...	PX Marine (uncredited)
Dale Carman	...	Maitre 'd (uncredited)
Joe James	...	Sailor (voice) (uncredited)
Dewayne Luckett	...	Sailor #3 (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Nancy Savoca

Scénaristes (WGA)
Bob Comfort		(written by)

Produit par
Richard Guay	....	producer
Peter Newman	....	producer
Cathleen Summers	....	executive producer
Llewellyn Wells	....	associate producer

Musique originale
Mason Daring

Image
Bobby Bukowski

Montage
John Tintori

Distribution des rôles
Marion Dougherty

Création des décors
Lester Cohen		(as Lester W. Cohen)

Direction artistique
Daniel Talpers

Décorateur de plateau
Jessica Lanier

Création des costumes
Eugenie Bafaloukos

Maquillage
Sheryl Berkoff	....	key makeup artist
Robaire Charbonneau	....	assistant hair stylist
Angela Nogaro	....	assistant makeup artist
Gordon J. Smith	....	special makeup effects (as Gordon Smith)
Jenny Stolee	....	special makeup effects
Bill Sturgeon	....	special makeup effects
Mimi Vodnoy	....	key hair stylist

Directeur de production
Steven Stoke	....	post-production supervisor
Llewellyn Wells	....	unit production manager
Mark Yellen	....	production manager: San Francisco unit

Assistant réalisateur
Frank Kostenko Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Frank Kosteko)
Elisa Sansalone	....	second second assistant director
J. Miller Tobin	....	first assistant director

Département Art
Keith Bergman	....	construction coordinator: Chinatown sequence
Loren Corney	....	construction coordinator
Kirk Corwin	....	property master
Matthew Ebert	....	on-set dresser
Matthew Ebert	....	set dresser
John Harrington	....	assistant property master
Teresa Mastropierro	....	scenic artist
Kenneth Milfred	....	lead man (as Ken Milford)
Michael Perman	....	set decorator: Chinatown sequence
Phillip Schneider	....	scenic artist
Sarah Stollman	....	set designer
Suellyn Tackitt	....	set decorator: Chinatown sequence
Alun Vick	....	construction foreman
Gilbert Wong	....	art director: Chinatown sequence

Technicien du son
Stuart Emanuel	....	sound editor
Mark Goodermote	....	boom operator
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr editor (as Lisa Levine)
Tim Squyres	....	supervising sound editor
John Sutton	....	sound mixer
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording engineer

Effets spéciaux
Ray Brown	....	special effects
Bob Riggs	....	special effects (as Bobby Riggs)

Cascadeur
David Boushey	....	stunt coordinator (as Dave Boushey)
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Scott Leyse	....	stunts
Kevin Leise	....	stunts (uncredited)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Mark L. Anderson	....	third assistant camera
Katherine M. Butler	....	second assistant camera
John Cardoni	....	rigging gaffer
Charley Gilleran	....	best boy grip
Jim Grce	....	gaffer
Christopher Hall	....	best boy electric
Victor Korte	....	dolly grip
Chris Lombardi	....	first assistant camera (as Cris Lombardi)
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Ivan H. Migel	....	grip
Thaddeus Wadleigh	....	key grip

Département Casting
Susan Dixon	....	casting: Seattle
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Elizabeth Yoffe	....	casting: Seattle

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Laurie Hudson	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Konrardy	....	costume supervisor

Dpartement Editorial
Jolie Gorchov	....	assistant editor
Tim Squyres	....	assistant editor

Département Musique
Jeffrey Kimball	....	music supervisor

Département Transport
Robert T. Chestnut	....	transportation captain
Jon McCarthy	....	transportation coordinator
Ed Ramos	....	transportation captain: San Francisco
Mike Sassen	....	driver

Divers
David Bockmann	....	stand-in: River Phoenix
Jennifer Campbell	....	assistant production coordinator
Mary Cybulski	....	script supervisor
Mitchell E. Dauterive	....	production coordinator
Dale Dye	....	military consultant (as Capt. Dale Dye)
Tony Grob	....	assistant location manager
Mark Haslett	....	production assistant
Robert Jarzen	....	adr loop group
Kerri Kroll	....	production secretary
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Tasha Le Mel	....	production aide
Michael Leon	....	location manager
Mitchell Nyberg	....	production assistant
Brian Russo	....	production assistant
Frank Simeone	....	additional crew
Mike Stokey	....	assistant military consultant (as Sgt. Mike Stokey)
Mira Tweti	....	unit publicist

Distributeurs

• Argentina Video Home (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1996) (2001) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Home Video (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1998) (Finland) (TV) (TV2)

Autres Companies

• Eastern Optical EFX  titles and opticals
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Lake Union Cafe  catering
• Temptu  tattoos
• White Light Casting  casting: seattle

Durée:

89 min | 94 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:S | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

San Francisco, California, USA

Anecdotes:

Brendan Fraser's movie debut.

Goofs:

Anachronismes: A passenger getting off the bus as the movie begins in "November 1963" is wearing a tie-dye T shirt, a fashion that did not begin until at least three years later.

Guillemet:

Rose: [after learning the marines are shipping out] Where are you going?
Eddie Birdlace: Okinawa. But I'm aiming for this other place. It's a little country near India called Vietnam.
Rose: Yeah, I think I read about it. Aren't they fighting there or something?
Eddie Birdlace: No, not really. We'll just be there as advisors to teach them how to take care of the Commies.
Rose: That could be dangerous.
Eddie Birdlace: Nah. We'll kick a little ass, take a few names. Be back in a couple of months.

Connexions:

Référencé sur A Night in the Life of Vinyl Eddie (2007) (V)

Bande son:

WE SHALL OVERCOME

Brilliant, Calming, Moving, Unforgettable

Dogfight is a little gem that is so often overlooked in so many ways. The most obvious is that people today often only watch this film to see River Phoenix, an actor we all so sorely miss, but most often, unless you are a real hardcore fan, this one is not the one you rent to see him in. The usual famous films of his career, My Own Private Idaho, Stand by Me, etc., are always rented first and although these are great films, none of them are as subtly beautiful, compelling and important as Dogfight. (Stand by Me comes close.) And I've seen every one of River's films. He turns in a touching and believable performance as usual, but the best surprise of this film, other than the sure handed direction, is Lili Taylor. She is so likeable an so touching that you end up arguing every point she makes. She will always make you smile. The story is very dark and not romantic, yet it's also an out and out love story. In my opinion, it's also the best war film ever made. This being said about a film with only one war scene. I say this because unlike other war films, you get to know and love these young marines and understand their world, then realize how these men's worlds are shattered by the fight: the true tragedy of a war. The onscreen chemistry between Lili and River is so nonexistent at first glance, that it's overwhelmingly pure and true. This is how two people with nothing in common, yet everything in common would act together. And the sequence where Eddie goes off to Okinawa after his night with Rose, with the great folk music of the era playing is like a beautiful dream we all have, a dream we never want to end. The same is true of the beautifully orchestrated, ever so gentle sequence in the music room at the fair. You never want these two people to pull away from the embrace. I do not enjoy romance films, but I don't think there is anyone who could dislike this film because it is so real and belivable. I've never seen a film that is so moving, yet not corny or sappy in ANY way. And it has one of the best endings in film history,the only way a real love story can end: unknown. It allows you to contemplate and figure out for yourself what's goin to happen for these two characters in the future, something also so indicative of the time period. This film also has an extraordinary soundtrack with the best folk artists of the era including Bob Dylan, Peete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Joan Baez for people who are interested. NO ONE CAN MISS THIS MASTERPIECE! It's truly unforgettable and opens you up to the awkwardness and the perfectness of love, (or something like it), in a way very few films accomplish or even attempt.