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Casualties of War is a 1989 American war drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Rabe, based primarily on an article written by Daniel Lang for The New Yorker in 1969, which was later published as a book. The film stars Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn and is based on the events of the 1966 incident on Hill 192 during the Vietnam War, in which Pan Thi Mao, a Vietnamese woman, was kidnapped from her…
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Ever since *Back to the Future* was released back in 1985, I have been a fan of Michael J. Fox. I remain steadfast in the opinion that he is a great actor.... kinda. Because of how great he was and how perfect for the role he was in BTTF this has lead me to believe that almost anything else that he is in, he just can't really be taken seriously in any role other than "Marty McFly." This isn't to suggest that I think…More
One of many destructive aspects of war is its ability to shatter peoples’ moral anchors and allow them to indulge in atrocities they couldn’t have done during peace. Vietnam War, conflict infamous for the words “we must burn this village in order to save it”, provided plenty of opportunities to observe such phenomena. One of such episodes is the subject of *Casualties of War*, 1989 war film directed by Brian De Palm…More
