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Operation Dumbo Drop

  • 1995
  • PG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
10K
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.
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To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.To keep the loyalty of a village during the Vietnam war, a U.S. Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant.

  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • James Morris
    • Gene Quintano
    • Jim Kouf
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Ray Liotta
    • Denis Leary
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • James Morris
      • Gene Quintano
      • Jim Kouf
    • Stars
      • Danny Glover
      • Ray Liotta
      • Denis Leary
    • 40User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast36

    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Capt. Sam Cahill
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Capt. T.C. Doyle
    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
    • Lt. David Poole
    Doug E. Doug
    Doug E. Doug
    • SP4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford
    Corin Nemec
    Corin Nemec
    • Sp5 Lawrence Farley
    Dinh Thien Le
    Dinh Thien Le
    • Linh
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Goddard
    • (as Tcheky Karyo)
    Hoang Ly
    • Col. Nguyen
    Vo Trung Anh
    • Lt. Quang, NVA
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Col. Pederson
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Y B'ham
    Long Nguyen
    Long Nguyen
    • Jhon
    Tim Kelleher
    • C-123 Pilot
    Scott N. Stevens
    Scott N. Stevens
    • C-123 Co-Pilot
    Kevin LaRosa
    • Irish - Huey Pilot #1
    • (as Kevin Larosa)
    Christopher Ward
    • Cowboy - Huey Co-Pilot
    Robert Kevin Miller
    • Huey Gunner #1
    Michael Ming-Yang Lee
    • Village Elder
    • (as Ming-Yang Li)
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • James Morris
      • Gene Quintano
      • Jim Kouf
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews40

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Denis Leary has said that he, Danny Glover, and Ray Liotta only did the picture because they each wanted to buy property. Filming took so long, and got so bad, they all started carrying around pictures of the property and looking at them to get them through the shooting.
    • Goofs
      In the cast listing David Poole(Dennis Leary) is listed as Lt. Poole. In the movie he is actually a US Army Chief Warrant Officer Three. This can be seen by the right collar bar on his uniform that has a bar with three black boxes and by the Warrant officer insignia on the left collar.
    • Quotes
      • Capt. T.C. Doyle: Does anybody else here know how to work an elephant?
      • Harvey (H.A.) Ashford: I was in love with a fat woman once, but she never listened to me.
    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits, there is a statement that says, "This movie was inspired by a true story."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Waterworld/Operation Dumbo Drop/The Net/Babe/Country Life (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Boom Boom
      Written by John Lee Hooker
      Performed by David Clayton-Thomas
      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 28, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Dumbo Drop
    • Filming locations
      • Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,670,346
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,392,155
      • Jul 30, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,670,346
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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