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| Director: | Nancy Savoca | 
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| Writer: | Bob Comfort | 
| Staring: | 
| In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 1991 | 
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| Director: | Nancy Savoca | 
| Writer: | Bob Comfort | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | san francisco, california, vietnam war, love, u.s. marine, woman director, 1960s | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $397,631 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| River Phoenix | Eddie Birdlace | 
| Lili Taylor | Rose Fenny | 
| Richard Panebianco | Berzin | 
| Anthony Clark | Oakie | 
| Mitchell Whitfield | Benjamin | 
| Holly Near | Rose Sr. | 
| E. G. Daily | Marcie | 
| Sue Morales | Ruth Two Bears | 
| Christina Mastin | Linda | 
| Christopher Shaw | Donavin | 
| John Lacy | Fector | 
| Chris San Nicholas | Dogfight Buddy | 
| Brian Gotta | Dogfight Marine | 
| Peg Phillips | Older Cafe Customer | 
| Neal Allen | Sergeant Judge | 
| Ron Lynch | Lance Corporal Judge | 
| Dale Carman | Restaurant Maitre D' | 
| Burke Pearson | Waiter | 
| Angie Utt | Thrift Shop Woman | 
| Kenneth Utt | Thrift Shop Man | 
| Julian Schembri | Navy Bill | 
| Barbara Benedetti | Alice | 
| Ivars Mikelson | Bob | 
| Brendan Fraser | Sailor #1 | 
| Matt Skerritt | Sailor #2 | 
| Dion Williams | Older Brother on Bus | 
| Jason Moore | Younger Brother on Bus | 
| Denise Williams | Mother on Bus | 
| Kristie Gamer | Pretty Girl | 
| Dave MacIntyre | Bartender | 
| Art Cahn | Bar Owner | 
| Robert Munns | 50's Drinker | 
| Jessica Wallenfels | Arcade Girl | 
| Bonnie Fox | Arcade Hooker | 
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | Crying Woman | 
| Joseph Franklin | Crying Customer | 
| Frank Walters | Newscaster | 
| Jacob Luft | Neighborhood Boy | 
| Constance McCord | Dogfight Waitress | 
| Laura Vetter | Truckstop Waitress | 
| Krisha Fairchild | Truckstop Cook | 
| George Evans | Bus Driver | 
| Jillian Armenante | Girl on Street | 
| Anne Elizabeth Washburn | Friend of Girl on Street | 
| John Fry | Marine on Bus | 
| Albert Farrar | Corpsman | 
| Raf Orozco | Hippie | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Nancy Savoca | Director | 
| Gene Hartline | Stunts | 
| Thaddeus Wadleigh | Key Grip | 
| Tim Squyres | Assistant Editor | 
| Mason Daring | Music | 
| Bob Comfort | Screenplay | 
| Eugenie Bafaloukos | Costume Design | 
| Marion Dougherty | Casting | 
| Lester Cohen | Production Design | 
| Bobby Bukowski | Director of Photography | 
| John Tintori | Editor | 
| Scott Leyse | Stunts | 
| Joe Finnegan | Stunts | 
| Llewellyn Wells | Unit Production Manager | 
| J. Miller Tobin | First Assistant Director | 
| Frank Kostenko Jr. | Second Assistant Director | 
| Daniel Talpers | Art Direction | 
| Sarah Stollman | Set Designer | 
| Jessica Lanier | Set Decoration | 
| Kenneth Milfred | Leadman | 
| Phillip Schneider | Scenic Artist | 
| Teresa Mastropierro | Scenic Artist | 
| Steve Larose | Standby Painter | 
| Crista Schneider | Art Department Assistant | 
| Tasha Le Mel | Art Department Assistant | 
| Loren Corney | Construction Coordinator | 
| Alun Vick | Construction Foreman | 
| Kirk Corwin | Property Master | 
| John Harrington | Assistant Property Master | 
| Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor | 
| John Sutton | Sound Mixer | 
| Mark Goodermote | Boom Operator | 
| Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera | 
| Jim Grce | Gaffer | 
| John Cardoni | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Charley Gilleran | Best Boy Electric | 
| Victor Korte | Dolly Grip | 
| Jolie Gorchov | Assistant Editor | 
| Mira Tweti | Unit Publicist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Peter Newman | Producer | 
| Cathleen Summers | Executive Producer | 
| Llewellyn Wells | Associate Producer | 
| Richard Guay | Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2024 | 8 | 871 | 881 |