Dogfight

1991

A young Marine named Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is set to spend his last night in San Francisco with his military friends before they are deployed to Vietnam in 1963. Eddie and his friends plan to attend a cruel bar event called a "dogfight," which requires Marines to bring unattractive dates who will be judged for their ugliness. Eddie encounters a shy, frumpy girl named Rose (Lili Taylor) whom he brings to the dogfight but finds himself falling for as the night goes on.

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

JBscale

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Comedy

Length

1 hr. 33 mins.

US Theatrical Release

October 4, 1991

US Box Office

$394,631 (#6164 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

Restricted

A Sexual Scene, Pervasive Strong Language

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Movies Anywhere

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Warner Brothers

Released

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

River Phoenix

Lili Taylor

Richard Panebianco

Anthony Clark

Mitchell Whitfield

Holly Near

Elizabeth Daily

Sue Morales

Christina Mastin

Christopher Shaw

John Lacy

Directors

Nancy Savoca

Producers

Richard Guay

Peter Newman

Writers

Bob Comfort

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Ratings

JB Users

83%

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24 votes

86%

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333 votes

METASCORE

15 votes

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

10,533 votes