Movie

Dogfight

1991 · 94 min

A tender, quietly aching look at a cruel prank that turns into something sincere, ending on a soft note of reunion.

Tagline: The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.
Overview: 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”.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, coming-of-age, guilt, war
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
coming-of-age
guilt
war
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild