Casualties of War (1989)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Lang (book)
David Rabe (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 agosto 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Biografía | Drama | War

Frase comercial:

Even in war... murder is murder.

Plot:

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam War | Gagged And Bound | War | Hut | Death

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Disturbing and highly compelling war/drama.

Cast

Michael J. Fox	...	PFC. Eriksson
Sean Penn	...	Sgt. Tony Meserve
Don Harvey	...	Cpl. Thomas E. Clark
John C. Reilly	...	PFC. Herbert Hatcher
John Leguizamo	...	PFC. Antonio Diaz
Thuy Thu Le	...	Tran Thi Oanh / Girl on Train
Erik King	...	Cpl. Brown
Jack Gwaltney	...	PFC. Rowan
Ving Rhames	...	Lt. Reilly
Dan Martin	...	Hawthorne
Dale Dye	...	Capt. Hill
Steve Larson	...	Agent #1
John Linton	...	Agent #2
Vyto Ruginis	...	Prosecutor
Al Shannon	...	Wilkins

También conocida como:

Corazones de hierro (Spain) [es]
Pecados de guerra (Colombia) (cable TV title) [es]

Duración:

113 min | USA:121 min (extended version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Australia:MA (extended version) | Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

Michael J. Fox would often buy gifts for the snake beaters who would beat the cobras out of the set.

Goofs:

Continuity: When a soldier steps on a landmine, other soldiers takes a picture of his corpse. Erikkson and one soldier goes to look that corpse which now lies on an opposite side of the road.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Girl on Bus: You had a bad dream, didn't you?
Eriksson: Yes.
Girl on Bus: It's over now, I think. Chao ong.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Magic Carpet Ride

Disturbing and highly compelling war/drama.

"Casualties of War" is based on a horrifying true accident which took place in 1966.Some American soldiers abducted a teen-age Vietnamese girl and dragged her on a long-range reconnaissance mission.They tortured,raped and finally murdered her.Michael J.Fox is excellent as a the only soldier in the platoon who tries to stop the violent crime.Thuy Thu Le is also impressive as the victim-her performance is so convincing that I'm surprised that she hasn't appeared in the other movies.The rape/murder scene is among the most heart-breaking sequences ever captured on screen.The film is well-directed by Brian De Palma("Sisters","Carrie","Dressed to Kill")and it delivers the message which tells the viewer that war is hell and can turn young men into monsters.A must-see for fans of disturbing and thought-provoking cinema.