Movie Info

Based on a true story, this Brian De Palma film casts Michael J. Fox as a soldier in Vietnam in a squad led by Sean Penn. While on patrol, in the wake...(read more...) of an ambush that has left friends dead, they kidnap and rape a Vietnamese woman--then murder her. But Fox, one of the soldiers who refused to participate in the rape, is so appalled by the killing that he reports it--and finds himself being treated as the villain. Penn is scarily tough as the vindictive soldier and De Palma does a solid job of re-creating the crime, making it a thing of horror. Yet this film never quite connects, despite a strong performance by Fox and a supporting cast that includes John C. Reilly and John Leguizamo. --Marshall Fine

Director: Brian DePalma

MPAA: R

Running Time: 116 min.

Release Date: Aug 18, 1989

Cast: Dale Dye, Dan Martin, Don Harvey, Erik King, Holt McCallany, Jack Gwaltney, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Michael J. Fox, Sam Robards, Sean Penn, Thuy Thu Le, Ving Rhames