Dogfight (1991)

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The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.

In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”.

• Released: 1991-10-04
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 148 votes

Directed by Nancy Savoca.

Top cast

• River Phoenix as Eddie Birdlace
• Lili Taylor as Rose Fenny
• Richard Panebianco as Berzin
• Anthony Clark as Oakie
• Mitchell Whitfield as Benjamin
• Holly Near as Rose Sr.
• E. G. Daily as Marcie
• Sue Morales as Ruth Two Bears
• Christina Mastin as Linda
• Christopher Shaw as Donavin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dogfight

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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