Dogfight | | Cast : | River Phoenix, Lili Taylor | | Director : | Nancy Savoca | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | October , 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | September 07, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | September 13, 2004 | | Summary | Simply amazing | Content
 | I am on a crusade to make sure as many people as possible see this film. It is unusual, funny, brilliantly acted and just beautiful. You dont get acting like this anymore and after watching this movie I am sure you'll agree that all other "teen" type movies fall so far short and seem almost contrived.
I just can get enough of this movie. River Phoenix is sadly no longer with us but you just want more of him as the Character Birdlace and more of Lili Taylor as Rose. BUY IT AND WATCH IT! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 01, 2004 | | Summary | My Feelings About Dogfight | Content
| I saw this movie for the first time only quite recently, when I "discovered" I got into sobriety the exact day that River's autopsy was signed, "coincidentally."
I like this movie, because it depicts the character he plays, Eddie Birdlace, falling for the someone played by Lili Taylor, whom he brings to the Marines' "dogfight" contest, to see whose date is ugliest. I feel for the women playing these "dogs," because it can't be easy playing someone like that--besides, Taylor is pretty, so she hardly qualifies, anyway.
One thing in the film I have a hard time with is how graphic the sex scene in the brothel is. Nancy Savoca directed this, and it couldn't have been easy for her, either, since a man, Bob Comfort, wrote it. Also, there is a lot of cussing in this, but that is to "play up" the hardness of the Marines, I suppose.
I like the cast of this movie--I read that River and the other men playing Marines had to undergo rigorous training in a boot camp, where the drill sargeant ridiculed his vegan diet and so on. I read that he had a hard time getting out of character for this role, too, but that's another story.
I believe the popularity of it has stemmed from the fact that his character ends up falling for the one played by Taylor. So women who weren't necessarily slim or "Vogue"-pretty were ones who might "have a chance" with this guy. That's what I read, anyway. And since I'm not that beautiful, myself, I can relate to what is going on, here, somewhat. I don't believe I'd fall for a Marine, though! :)
I like that it's set in the Vietnam era, too, because I was born then, and it is "relevant" to me.
I confess, though--I had never heard of this movie, until I "figured it out" about River's autopsy "getting me" into sobriety. Him and the Virgin Mary. It's a long story. Please look under my review of "The Thing Called Love," for more details, if you are curious. :)
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| Rating | | | Date | April 06, 2004 | | Summary | One of the Best Films Ever!!! | Content
| I saw this movie for the first time about a year ago and i just fell in love with it. It is a love story set in the Veitnam war era that has, as with all great love stories, love, unknown futures and an uncertain outcome. If you want a change from all of those stupid "new age teen romances" movies then I would definatly recommend this movie. It really does diserve the 5 star rating! |
| Rating | | | Date | November 29, 2003 | | Summary | great movie | Content
| Lily Taylor is great in this movie. Captures San Francisco of another era. |
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