A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.A man's story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
- Hieu 'Oklahoma'
- (as Kevin Tran)
Summary
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on the book of the same name. A memoir written by John "Chick" Donohue and J.T. Molloy about Donohue's eight weeks in Vietnam delivering beer to his friends and other soldiers in combat.
- Goofs"Coates is seen wearing a kaffiyeh (a traditional Arab head scarf) around his neck. The kaffiyeh did not become a fashion accessory among westerners until the 1980s."
Coatses is a war correspondent, so he would have traveled all over the world, and could have well reported from the Middle East, where he could have easily acquired a kaffiyeh.
- Quotes
- Chickie Donohue: Don't be dumb, Arthur. This ain't a war no more. It's mass murder.
- Coates: That's what war is, Chick. It's one giant crime scene.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: at the end of the movie, we find out what happened to Tommy Minogue. The info reads as follows: "Tommy Minogue willingly sacrificed his life to save the lives of his commanding officer and the soldiers in his company. There is a grass roots effort to award him the medal of honor."
- SoundtracksSoul Finger
Written by Jimmy King, Ben Cauley, James Alexander, Ronnie Caldwell, Carl Cunningham, Phalon R. Jones Jr.
Performed by The Bar-Kays
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 2h 6m(126 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1












































