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Dogfight

The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.

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”.

19911h 34mRDrama, Romance

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About Dogfight

Directors
Nancy Savoca
Cast
River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark, Mitchell Whitfield, Holly Near
Genres
Drama, Romance
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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