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1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called 'Dogfight': all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop. She's happy to accompany him - but then she sees through the game. However by this time he already learned to like her, so he follows her home. Will he manage to win her heart despite their differences? Written by
Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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The rules of the dogfight were simple: Everyone puts in fifty bucks. And the guy with the ugliest "date" wins.
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Trivia
Given a theatrical release in just two cinemas in the USA, it went straight to video in the UK.
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Goofs
Through the rear window of a bus can be seen a "do not enter" traffic sign (red circle with a white bar). European style traffic signs were not approved for use in the U.S. until the late 1960s and installations began in the 1970s.
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Quotes
Rose:
It's just really nice to talk to someone. Really nice.
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Connections
Referenced in
Film Geek (2005)
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Soundtracks
GROOVIN'
Written by
Felix Cavaliere and
Edward Brigati (as Eddie Brigati Jr.)
Used by permission of Purple Records Dist. Corp., Fun City Music Corp. and Delicious Apple Music Corp.
Performed by
The Rascals
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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"Dogfight", starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor, is a surprisingly charming film. It tells a love story born of peculiar circumstances, much like "Marty" starring Ernest Borgnine. Phoenix and Taylor are quiet and awkward people on seemingly different paths who spend a short time together and wind up falling deeply in love with one another. The film is set against the backdrop of the autumn of 1963, prior to immense change in the United States. It is an intelligent work with a keen visual sense--watch for a kissing scene where our leads practically become musicbox dancers--and fine acting.