Introduction Vietnam, Texas is a 1990 action crime film by director Robert Ginty. Also known as Orange Curtain (working title, US) and also stylised Vietnam Texas. Outline A priest learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that the mother and child has relocated to Houston, Texas in the… Read More
Introduction The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a 2022 American biographical action comedy film co-written and directed by Peter Farrelly based on the book of the same name by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue. The film stars Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. Outline In 1967, John Donohue was a 26-year-old US Marine… Read More
Introduction Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with… Read More
Introduction Love and Honour is a 2013 romantic drama film directed by Danny Mooney. It is Mooney’s feature-film directorial debut. The film, based on a true story of a Michigan soldier, takes place during the Vietnam War and is set in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas. The story follows a soldier who, after being dumped… Read More
Introduction A Soldier’s Sweetheart is a 1998 television film directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Skeet Ulrich, and Georgina Cates. It is based on a short story by Tim O’Brien, “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong.”, which was also the working title. The story was part of his award-winning book, The Things… Read More
Introduction Journey from the Fall (Vietnamese: Vượt Sóng) is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran, about the Vietnamese re-education camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Outline The film traces the story of a family’s struggle for survival in the aftermath of the Fall of Saigon… Read More
Introduction Bullet in the Head (traditional Chinese: 喋血街頭; simplified Chinese: 喋血街头) is a 1990 Hong Kong action film written, produced, edited and directed by John Woo, and starring Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee and Simon Yam. Refer to A Better Tomorrow III (1989). Also known as Dip huet gai tau (original title), Bloodshed in… Read More
Introduction A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon (Chinese: 英雄本色3-夕陽之歌) is a 1989 Hong Kong action drama film co-produced and directed by Tsui Hark. It is a loosely based prequel to John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Better Tomorrow II (1987). Refer to Bullet in the Head (1990). The film stars… Read More
Introduction Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. The series starred Andrew Clarke, Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher. The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the Vietnam War. Outline Tony’s whereabouts are unknown to his family. He is… Read More
Introduction Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. The series starred Andrew Clarke, Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher. The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the Vietnam War. Outline Tony and Frank return to Australia from Vietnam, and… Read More
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