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Vietnam. 1972. US Army Special Forces Major Cliff Marquette leads a squad ordered to investigate unusual reports and secure a remote jungle temple locals believe has mystical powers. The Marines guarding the temple have withheld provisions... See more »

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Marquette
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Garris
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Steffi
Tuan Tran ...
Kwan
Les Robinson ...
Kreps
Doug Amaturo ...
Marine #1
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Tow Head Soldier
Joseph M. Smith ...
Marine #2
Greg Brooker ...
Soldier
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Principal
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Hooded Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Soldier (as Franco Calabrese)
Christopher Bersh ...
Soldier
Simon Brooke ...
Soldier
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Soldier
Tyree D. Burnett ...
Soldier
Matthew Buzzell ...
Soldier
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Leah (as a different name)
Felix Chan ...
Viet Cong
Anthony Cuesta ...
Viet Cong
TJ Deline ...
Soldier
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Soldier (as Matthew Fling)
Andre Harper ...
Soldier
Heidi Huynh ...
VC Torturer
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Soldier
Gregory Jones ...
Soldier
Walter Kim ...
Viet Cong
Mark-Takeo Kosakura ...
Viet Cong
Gilbert Luna ...
Soldier
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Mayor
Keaton Mendoza ...
Candy Bar Kid
Justin Miller ...
Soldier
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Viet Cong (as Robert Lee)
David Miyawaki ...
Viet Cong
Tom Naughton ...
Soldier
Carlton J. Newsome ...
Soldier
Drew Nolan ...
Ben
Desi O'Brian Wilson ...
Soldier (as Desi O'Brian)
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Grif
Steven Ochoa ...
Viet Cong
John Pi ...
Smiling Prisoner
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Soldier
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Soldier
Darin Sanek ...
Soldier
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Viet Cong
Mario Soto ...
Soldier
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Soldier (as Ashley Taylor)
Jerel Taylor ...
Soldier
Rick Wilkinson ...
Soldier
Alexander Wilson ...
Soldier
Ray Yamagata ...
Viet Cong
Max Yoshikawa ...
Viet Cong
Lynda Reynoso ...
PTA Mom (uncredited)
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PTA Kid (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Swanstrom

Written by

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Shane Black ... () (as Holly Martins)

Produced by

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Mir Bahmanyar ... associate producer
Shane Black ... executive producer (as Harry Lime)
Sukee Chew ... executive producer
George Ender ... associate producer
Gregg Parker ... associate producer
Jack Swanstrom ... executive producer
Tiffany Van Ostrand ... associate producer
Jessica Wethington ... producer

Music by

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Daniel Lessner
William Richter

Cinematography by

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Lynda Cohen

Editing by

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Susan K. Hoover

Editorial Department

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Jacob Bricca ... additional editor
Andy Goldenberg ... post-production assistant
Tina Imahara ... additional editor
Jessica Landaw ... additional editor
Jonathan Liebert ... digital cinema mastering
Evonne Moritz ... additional editor
Richard Nastasi ... on-line editor
Joe Parisella ... digital color timer
Lisa Rossiter ... editor: main title design production team
Rain Valdez ... post-production assistant
Derek Vaughn ... additional editor

Casting By

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Anne McCarthy
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by

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Ray Yamagata

Art Direction by

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Carlos Osorio
Tony Russ

Set Decoration by

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Leah Mowan
Jen Tauritz
Jennifer Tauritz

Costume Design by

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Dana Loats

Makeup Department

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Justin Ditter ... special effects makeup & prosthetics
Lisa Jericevich ... special effects makeup & prosthetics
Michelle Keck ... additional makeup artist
Francie Paull ... additional makeup artist
Brett Stern ... special makeup effects assistant
Brett Tatman ... special makeup effects assistant

Production Management

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Larry Mader ... production manager
Christine Steele ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sarah Bullion ... second second assistant director
Diana Demayo ... second second assistant director
Leslie Garvin ... second assistant director
Larry A. Lee ... first assistant director: second unit
John Nicolazzi ... assistant director
Joseph M. Smith ... assistant director
Michael Zaidan ... second unit director

Art Department

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Dusty Barbee ... property master
Karyn Burgner ... art department assistant
Dewayne Cephas ... art department assistant
Kristen M. Clarke ... art department assistant
Brian James Cote ... art department assistant
Natasha Edwards ... art department assistant
James Michael Hill ... construction coordinator
Laura Hinojosa ... graphic artist
Tiffany Krajicek ... assistant property master
Jonathan Kyles ... art department assistant
Victor Lindeen ... art department assistant
Mark Magann ... art department assistant
Denise Marques ... art department assistant
Mario Olivera ... art department assistant
Chris Povall ... art department assistant
Kevin Smith ... art department assistant
Adam Wilhite ... construction foreman

Sound Department

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Olivier Hermitant ... sound editor
Chuck Homyak ... sound mixer
Steven Morrow ... sound mixer
Perry Robertson ... post-production sound mixer / sound editor
Randolph Saucedo ... boom operator
Steven Willer ... boom operator
Kevin Zimmerman ... assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

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Robert Loftin ... special effects/pyrotechnics

Visual Effects by

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Natalie Al Shami ... graphic artist
Will Allgood ... video playback (as William Allgood)
Lee Croft ... visual effects on-set coordinator
Reham Ibrahim ... graphic artist
Nazima Ijaz ... lead graphic designer
Michael G. Jackson ... visual effects on-set coordinator
Jason Starne ... visual effects

Stunts

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Mark Chadwick ... stunts
Jimmy Hart ... stunts (as Jim Hart)
Curtis Nelson ... stunts
Darrin Prescott ... stunts
Allen Robinson ... stunt coordinator
Monty L. Simons ... stunts
Clark Tucker ... stunts
Banzai Vitale ... stunts
Todd Warren ... stunts
Jack West ... stunts
Scott Workman ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Will Allgood ... video playback operator (as William Allgood)
Raimund Almanza ... first assistant camera
Carlos Bautista ... grip
John Blenkhorn ... Steadicam operator
Anna Castellani ... assistant camera: "c" camera
Steve Codee ... assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Curry ... camera operator: "c" camera
Matthew J. Curry ... director of photography: second unit
Brian M. Davis ... camera loader
Brian Dawson ... grip
Jen Dunning ... grip
Stephane Gauger ... pre-rigging electrician
Mark Gelfuso ... assistant camera: "c" camera
Chad Herr ... dolly grip / key grip
Alex Hoerner ... assistant camera: "b" camera
Tommy Holmes ... electrician
Kurt Iswarienko ... electrician
Lila Javan ... assistant camera: "a" camera
Scott E. Kaufman ... electrician
David Kirchner ... electrician
Aaron Knoke ... gaffer
Kevin Kolovich ... still photographer
John V. Lindsay ... assistant camera: "c" camera
Luke Louderback ... electrician
Judd McKelvey ... grip
Rob McPeters ... grip
Lisa N. Mitchell ... grip
Heather Page ... camera operator
Matt Petosa ... grip
Mike Reppert ... electrician
Michael Rha ... grip
Le Richardson ... best boy electric
Greg Schwartz ... grip
Russel Starlin ... electrician
Kurt Stevens ... best boy grip
Patrick A. Toole ... electrician
David Ulrich ... grip
Wei Wang ... camera loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Melissa Forsythe ... costumer
Sarah Harwich ... costume supervisor
Parisia Kinsey ... on-set costumer
Heather Lennon ... costumer
Angela Merz ... costumer
Leslie Shriver ... on-set costumer

Script and Continuity Department

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Amelia T. Hambrecht ... script supervisor: second unit
Christina Zottarelli ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Gina Amador ... production accountant
Mir Bahmanyar ... technical advisor: military
Lori Blonn ... production assistant
Allan Gordon ... artillery commander
Jesse Kane ... production assistant (as Jesse D. Kane)
Kian Kaul ... assistant production coordinator (as Kian Ahmadian)
Marc Allen Keller ... production assistant
Erin Kozoll ... production assistant
Tom Morash ... video logger
Jason M. Palmer ... production assistant
Earnesto Price ... production coordinator
John Robert Scott ... production assistant
Larry Strothe ... set production coordinator

Thanks

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Doug Amaturo ... thanks
Anthony Bagarozzi ... thanks
Tor Brodtkorb ... very special thanks
Steve Brown ... thanks
Marcos Chiappe ... thanks
Fred Dekker ... thanks
Maria Eleftheriou ... very special thanks
Sara Fahim ... very special thanks
Bob Farina ... thanks
Sam Grogg ... thanks
Tina Haag ... thanks
Lara Hafez ... very special thanks
Dan Halsted ... very special thanks
Robert Harvey ... special thanks (as Bob Harvey)
Dennis J. Hawk ... very special thanks
Debra Hill ... dedicatee
Pat Hodges ... dedicatee
Perri Kipperman ... thanks
Moira Kirland ... very special thanks
Jonathan Kraus ... thanks
Kevin Leadingham ... thanks
Dale Lee ... thanks
Fay Efrosini Lellios ... special thanks
Kris Mader ... thanks
Michelle Manning ... special thanks
Anne McCarthy ... very special thanks
Tom McLean ... very special thanks
Brian Pomerantz ... thanks
Tamara Rawitt ... thanks
Robert Reneau ... thanks
Adam Digby Roodman ... thanks (as Adam Roodman)
Charlotte Rothman ... thanks
Bob Schneider ... thanks
Debbie Silverman ... thanks
John Smalley ... thanks
Oliver Stone ... very special thanks
Fred Taverna ... special thanks
Mary Vernieu ... very special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Vietnam. 1972. US Army Special Forces Major Cliff Marquette leads a squad ordered to investigate unusual reports and secure a remote jungle temple locals believe has mystical powers. The Marines guarding the temple have withheld provisions for days from a Viet Cong prisoner. Despite severe mistreatment, the prisoner mysteriously shows no signs of suffering. Marquette confronts the Marine in charge, Garris for torturing a prisoner of war when suddenly enemy forces attack and mortar shells rock the temple. An exceptionally heroic, but losing battle lands Marquette in the hands of a merciless Viet Cong torturer. His men are dead; his screams unheeded. At the height of agony, Marquette's world is turned upside down. In an instant, he finds himself a stranger in the midst of an American life that apparently belongs to him - an idyllic but unrecognizable life complete with a loving wife and two children he's never seen before. Marquette struggles to take in what is happening to him. First is paranoia. Soon uncertainty and fear give way to relief and acceptance. But the twist of fate that delivered Marquette into this life from the hands of his enemy has granted him only a reprieve. The cruel pain of war is not over. As the clock strikes midnight Marquette is back in Vietnam where his torture resumes a few minutes each night. Desperately trapped between two worlds, Marquette must endure;unless, with the clock counting down, he can cheat fate. Escaping will take his wits;and it will require a gun. Written by Anonymous

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Did You Know?

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Trivia The character Patrick O'Neal plays was simply called "Tow-Headed Soldier" in the original script. Director Jack Swanstrom and editor Sue Hoover decided during post-production to rename him "Grif," as an homage to director Samuel L. Fuller. Fuller's films often included a doomed character named Grif. See more »

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