Dogfight

:This is about the film; for aerial combat between military aircraft, see dog fight, for the blood sport of two dogs fighting, see Dog fighting.

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Dog fight - Blood sport - Dog fighting

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Dogfight (1991) is a film set in San Francisco, California, during the Vietnam War (1963 – 1966), and stars River Phoenix and Lili Taylor.

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1991 - Film - San Francisco - California - Vietnam War - 1963 - 1966 - River Phoenix - Lili Taylor

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It explores the love between a young marine, Eddie Birdlace, on his way to Vietnam, and a young woman, Rose Fenny. Both lovers are portrayed as innocent and inexperienced: Birdlace is angry and inept, and Fenny is idealistic but unsophisticated.

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Marine - Vietnam

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The "dogfight" refers to an "ugly date" contest which Taylor, if she worked hard at it, barely qualified for, even though she ultimately "wins".

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The film itself was released in only two US cinemas and went straight-to-video in Europe.

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Cinemas - Straight-to-video

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