Character: Caitlin Murphy
Writer: Chris McIntyre
Director: Chris McIntyre
Other Cast: Danica McKellar, J.C. Chasez, Todd Cahoon, Kristyn Green, Andre Royo, Ray Julian Torres
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and brief nudity)
Following the lives of a dozen soldiers, doctors, nurses and journalists through a single week in 1971 as America’s commitment to the Indochina War waned and resources were held back.
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• Filmed on location in Ben Tre; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Other locations include Huntington Park, California
• Budget is $3 million
• The first (and only) American film about the Second Indochina War to be shot on location where the actual events took place
• Expected December 2008 release (US) and Spring 2009 release (Vietnam)
• The trailer premiered in December 2008 and the director confirmed a March/Spring 2009 release (US)
• First screened at the USO in Chicago on January 22, 2009 for a large military audience. Then was tested at Pepperdine University for the “Great American Directors” series to solicit a teenage viewpoint
• The cast and crew screening took place in Los Angeles on March 3, 2009
• Released in theatres in the Chicago area on October 30, 2009
• Upcoming theatre showings include Washington, DC and San Jose, CA (2010)
• Released on Region 1 DVD on Thanksgiving; November 25, 2010
• The R1 DVD is only available to purchase via the official website with a portion of the proceeds going to Military/Women’s/Medical charities with the aim of raising a million dollars for charity.
