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]

Dogfight: Directed by Nancy Savoca. With River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark. Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.

In 1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called 'Dogfight': all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop.

Oct 4, 1991 · River Phoenix plays Birdlace, a young Marine who has been given a final night’s shore liberty with his friends from boot camp. They decide to hold a “dogfight,” a particularly cruel contest in which they pool their money, rent a bar, and have a competition to see who can find the ugliest date. The Marine with the best “dog” wins the cash.

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”. Find out how and where to watch "Dogfight" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.

Apr 30, 2024 · Her 1991 film, “Dogfight,” is now available through the Criterion Collection and on Blu-ray. “Dogfight” was one of the best films of 1991, even though it didn’t make a big splash at the box...

In Dogfight River plays a young Marine recruit who along with buddies Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark, and Mitchell Whitfield who are on a last night's leave and are heading from their Treasure Island base for a night of fun and frolic in the San Francisco of November, 1963.

Featuring music by folk legends Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger, Dogfight captures the miracle of human connection while gracefully subverting ideas surrounding machismo, patriotic duty, and the very meaning of America itself.

Sep 13, 1991 · In November 1963, four young marines in San Francisco celebrate their last night before leaving to fight in Vietnam with a "dogfight," a competition in which the man who brings the ugliest date wins. Handsome Eddie Birdlace (Phoenix) convinces Rose (Taylor) to accompany him on a date--but he doesn't tell her she is part of the dogfight.