Dogfight (film)

Dogfight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNancy Savoca
Written byBob Comfort
Produced byRichard Guay
Peter Newman
Starring
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byJohn Tintori
Music bySarah Class
Mason Daring
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$394,631[1]

Dogfight is a 1991 period coming-of-age drama film set in San Francisco, California, during the 1960s and directed by Nancy Savoca.[2] The film explores the love between an 18-year-old Marine, Lance Corporal Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) on his way to Vietnam, and a young woman, Rose Fenny (Lili Taylor).[3][4]

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  2. ^ Willman, Chris (October 1, 1993). "It Was a Real 'Dogfight' to Get Nancy Savoca's Vision on Screen : Movies". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Johnson, J. Paul (July 19, 2021). "Not that Kind of Dogfight: A Different Kind of War Story". Film Obsessive. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dogfight". Turner Classic Movie Database. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.