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Heaven & Earth (1993)

R  |   |  Action, Biography, Drama  |  7 January 1994 (USA)
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The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ... See full summary »

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Supak Pititam ...
Buddhist Monk
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Thuan K. Nguyen ...
Uncle Luc
Hiep Thi Le ...
Lan Nguyen Calderon ...
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Thuan Le ...
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Sau
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Hai
Vinh Dang ...
Bon
Khiem Thai ...
Brother In Law
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Michelle Vynh Le ...
Viet Cong Cadre Woman
Tuan Tran ...
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The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a freedom fighter, a hustler, young mother, a sometime prostitute, and the wife of a US. marine, the girl's relationships with men suggests an analogy of Vietnam as Woman and the U.S. as Man. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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From Vietnam to America, one woman's journey from hope, to love, to discovery. See more »


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Rated R for violence, language and sexuality | See all certifications »

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El cielo y la tierra  »

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$33,000,000 (estimated)

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$5,864,949 (USA)
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The Vietnamese government wouldn't allow Oliver Stone to film on location due to the script's unflattering depiction of the Viet Cong. See more »

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When Steve picks up Le Ly and her kids when the south is being overrun, he flies in on an Army helicopter, despite the fact that him and his friends are all in the Marines. See more »

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Steve Butler: [notices a little photograph on table] Is this your little brother?
Le Ly: What?
Steve Butler: Is this handsome little boy your relative?
Le Ly: My son.
Steve Butler: Ah, of course he is!
[laughs]
Steve Butler: He looks a lot like you. A lot of spirit around the eyes.
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Mellow Yellow
Written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
Performed by Donovan
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing and EMI Records UK
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Not too bad
15 June 2004 | by (Greenville, NY) – See all my reviews

After a long string of box office and critical successes, Oliver Stone tried making a different kind of war film, this one being shown from a Vietnamese woman's perspective. Very interesting and entertaining throughout, but it does have some extremely unpleasant and cruel scenes, not unlike many other war films. The first hour of the film takes place in Vietnam during the war and is full of Vietnamese culture and feeling. As soon as Tommy Lee Jones comes into the picture as an unstable American soldier, the film soon feels and becomes much more Americanized and eventually very depressing. An interesting work from Oliver Stone that unfortunately was barely released in 1993 and received lukewarm reviews from critics. Still, its worth watching, and its never boring. 7/10.


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