Dogfight (1991)

Directed by

Nancy Savoca

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A marine on his last night before deployment to Vietnam meets a quiet young woman in San Francisco. They spend the evening together and form a bond.

tenderbittersweetintimatesomberrestrainedcharacter-drivenpoignantlow-key

What happens

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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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