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About
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Theatrical
Dec 8, 1978
Box Office
$49.0M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
3.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 31, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, EMI Films
Keywords
suicide
vietnam veteran
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
pennsylvania, usa
small town
vietnam
vietnam war
saigon
friends
russian roulette
escape
wedding
deer hunting
steel worker
anti war
revolver
drunkenness
viet cong
romantic triangle
complex
friends love same woman
prisoner of war camp
slavic american
Quotes
See all →A Plea for Friendship and Remembrance
Michael
I came 12,000 miles back here to get you...What's the matter with you? Don't you recognize me?...Nicky, I love you, you're my friend. What are you doing? We don't have much time, Nick. Is this what you want? Is this what you want? I love you, Nick. Come on, Nicky, come home. Just come home. Home. Talk to me. What did you do to your arms? Do you remember the trees? Do you remember all the different ways of the trees? Do you remember that? Do you remember? Huh? The mountains? Do you remember all that?
[Nick pulls the trigger on a gun, clicking on an empty chamber; Michael pulls the trigger, clicking on an empty chamber; looking at Nick's track marks]
Nick
One shot.
[He smiles and laughs in recognition]
Michael
One shot, one shot.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Concerns About Money and War in Saigon
Steven
This comes every month from Saigon. I don't understand...That place is gonna fall any day now.
[holding up cash]
Michael
It's Nicky, Steve.
Steven
Where is a guy like Nick gettin money like this?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Robert De Niro
Michael Vronsky
C
Christopher Walken
Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
J
John Cazale
Stan
J
John Savage
Steven Pushkov
M
Meryl Streep
Linda
G
George Dzundza
John
R
Rutanya Alda
Angela
A
Amy Wright
Bridesmaid
R
Richard Kuss
Linda's Father
J
Joe Grifasi
Bandleader
S
Shirley Stoler
Steven's Mother
M
Mady Kaplan
Axel's Girl
P
Paul D'Amato
Sergeant
P
Po Pao Pee
Chinese Referee
J
Joel Thingvall
Steel Worker (uncredited)
