Casualties of War

Casualties of War

  • Director: Brian De Palma
  • Writer: Daniel Lang,David Rabe
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Vietnamese
  • Release date: August 18, 1989
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Die Verdammten des Krieges
  • "Casualties of War" is a 113-minute war film produced and released by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Brian Russell De Palma, starring Michael J. Fox , Sean Justin Penn , Ving Rhames , John Christopher Reilly , John Leguizamo, etc., and was released in the United States on August 18, 1989.
    The film tells the story of a group of veterans burned, killed and looted on the battlefield. The scourges of looting civilian women gradually became apparent, and even a Vietnamese girl was ravaged to death at one time. Inspired by human nature, Eriksson, a new soldier on the battlefield in Vietnam, decided to risk his life and report these crimes   .

    Details

    • Release date August 18, 1989
    • Filming locations Phuket, Thailand
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Art Linson Productions, Linson Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $22,500,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $18,671,317

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,201,261

    Gross worldwide

    $18,671,317

    Movie reviews

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    • By Tremaine 2022-12-14 02:12:44

      Vietnam war trauma

      The cruelty of the Vietnam War, death will approach at any time, forcing the US soldiers on the battlefield to "look like crazy," no longer caring about what they "do right or wrong" on the battlefield, and become a war machine, annihilating humanity. The soldiers were violent against the unarmed Vietnamese people, and the people were ruthlessly ravaged, leaving a lingering shadow on their hearts. In terms of expression and rendering, the story is similar to the other classic Vietnam...

    • By Brown 2022-10-14 05:12:02

      The best war movie

      Since ancient times, every war, no matter how big or small, has harmed women differently. No war is not accompanied by atrocities against women. Rape, gang rape, and forced sexual services are no strangers to Chinese people. Chairman Mao once said that in this world, wars are divided into just wars and unjust wars. Fighting against Japan, the Soviet Union against Germany, and the United States against Japan are all just wars. After Japan surrendered, the atrocities of China, the United States...

    • By Camryn 2022-10-05 11:22:48

      Defense of cruelty

      I watched a lot of movies about the Vietnam War. I think they are all good.
         What impressed me the most in this movie was the description of the psychological causes before some brutal acts. Especially when killing Vietnamese women on the tracks. It is estimated that only Sean Penn can perform such a wonderful performance. The harshness, hesitation, timidity and stubbornness of his role are vividly performed by him.
           Regarding the war, I have no irritating thoughts. I don’t want...

    • By Grayce 2022-04-26 06:01:02

      Women's must-see war movies, why the United States always dare to reflect

      American soldiers can't fight without women? Women’s rights watching war movies will irritate women. They are just a tool for people to have fun and boost morale. md. Most of the popular short bulletins are scolding the kind-hearted U.S. military, saying that he doesn’t know how to obey and harms his teammates. He gave a small report that a man likes to fight so much, then you can abuse each other so much. Don’t tm involve women. Why should women be so miserable. When a woman...

    • By Brent 2022-04-26 06:01:02

      Vietnamese girls are not too cute

      I just watched this movie on HBO last night, to be honest, I didn't particularly like it. I think this Vietnamese girl is really pitiful---when she was taken away by American soldiers, when she was tragically raped. She may be just a farm girl who is less than twenty years old and who needs the protection of her family and is very timid. Therefore, many sudden experiences have long been beyond the scope of her state of understanding and acceptance.

      But also because of this, apart from...

    User comments

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    • By Daryl 2023-09-26 18:01:31

      Can a sentence of It`s over really end the pain of...

    • By Laila 2023-08-08 10:04:32

      "We can't do whatever we want just because we might die at any time." But war is what it...

    • By Javon 2023-08-08 00:23:22

      The plot is very sadistic / DePalma can also join the thriller and suspense in the Vietnam War movie / Sean Penn seems to be very handy to play this kind of villain...

    • By Perry 2023-07-23 16:13:33

      The construction and collapse of modern civilization seem to be in one thought. The sad thing is that Allah, Jesus, God, and Buddha, who believe in human beings, cannot influence them with kind thoughts, so they become war puppets one by one, babbling beasts, ants, worms, and...

    • By Theron 2023-07-19 09:42:58

      If the intensity is not enough, it will appear very hypocritical, similar to the theme, remember to be heavy and heavy, otherwise it will be...

    Evaluation action

    With the Vietnam War as the background, the film exposes the brutal crimes of the US military and expresses the hatred of war and the cherishment of peace   . (Sina Entertainment Review)
    "Casualties of War" uses parallel montages to describe events to show and highlight the fierce inhuman desires of soldiers in the Vietnam War under the slack military discipline. In the film, Eriksson is the embodiment of axiom and justice caught in...
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    Movie quotes

    • Meserve: Yea though I walk through the valley of evil, I shall fear no death. Cuz I'm the meanest motherfucker in the valley.

    • Meserve: Oh, you wanna take an attack posture wit' me? Yeah, you got a weapon. Clark got a weapon, Clark got a knife! We all got weapons! Anybody can blow anybody away, any second. Which is the way it ought to be. Always.

    • Meserve: Brownie, look into my fuckin' eyes I'm gonna hypnotize you. YOU'RE FINE!

      Cpl. Brown: I knew it man, I knew it!