Movie · 1991
Dogfight
“The rules of the dogfight were simple. Everyone puts in fifty bucks. The guy with the ugliest "date" wins.”
Released 4 October 1991 94 min Drama / Romance More from 1991 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. 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”.
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How old were they?
Peg Phillips
as Older Cafe Customer
Holly Near
as Rose Sr.
E. G. Daily
as Marcie
Anthony Clark
as Oakie
Mitchell Whitfield
as Benjamin
John Lacy
as Fector
Lili Taylor
as Rose Fenny
Jillian Armenante
as Girl on Street
Brendan Fraser
as Sailor #1
River Phoenix
as Eddie Birdlace
Richard Panebianco
as Berzin
Sue Morales
as Ruth Two Bears
Christina Mastin
as Linda
Christopher Shaw
as Donavin
Chris San Nicholas
as Dogfight Buddy
Brian Gotta
as Dogfight Marine
Neal Allen
as Sergeant Judge
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The numbers
53years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Peg Phillips — oldest on the call sheet
20Richard Panebianco — youngest billed
30average age of the credited cast