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Actors: Anthony Barrile, Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber, Courtney B. Vance
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hamburger Hill |
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Written and produced by James Carabatsos (Heartbreak Ridge), HAMBURGER HILL is a movie directed by John Irvin in 1987.
The setting is Vietnam in May 1969. A platoon is assigned to take a hill defended by the army of the North Vietnam. The battle will last nine days and cost the lives of dozens of american soldiers.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hamburger Hill |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Specific to
- Vietnam
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- visually blown into pieces
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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