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Dogfight is a 1991 period coming-of-age drama film set in San Francisco, California, during the 1960s and directed by Nancy Savoca. The film explores the love between an 18-year-old Marine, Lance Corporal Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) on his way to Vietnam, and a young woman, Rose Fenny (Lili Taylor).
Oct 4, 1991 · Dogfight: Directed by Nancy Savoca. With River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark. Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.
- (10K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Nancy Savoca
- 1991-10-04
In 1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called 'Dogfight': all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop.
A young Marine named Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is set to spend his last night in San Francisco with his military friends before they are deployed to Vietnam in 1963.
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- Nancy Savoca
- R
- River Phoenix
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Oct 4, 1991 · A romantic drama about a Marine who falls in love with a poetic girl on the night before he ships out to Vietnam. The film explores the themes of war, love, and identity in 1963 San Francisco.
A romantic drama set in the 1960s, Dogfight follows a marine (River Phoenix) and a folk singer (Lili Taylor) who meet at a cruel party where men compete for the ugliest dates. The film explores themes of love, war, and identity with music by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger.