# Recent Vietnam movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862 "2008-02-16T05:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/1 "2008-02-16T05:32:48Z")
Today I sort of had a movie recommended to me like this: It’s about a man in Vietnam It came out pretty recently Anybody have any idea what this could be? I didn’t find Netflix or imdb helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/2 "2008-02-16T06:01:16Z")
Was there a war on? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/3 "2008-02-16T06:26:09Z")
[Rescue Dawn.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_Dawn) (That’ll be 20 bucks.) ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/4 "2008-02-16T06:31:57Z")
[Rescue Dawn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_Dawn) was released in 2007, and is about the shooting-down and escape of a German-born US Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. The movie’s storyline actually unfolds in Laos, not Vietnam, but the laconic nature of the OP’s friend’s recommendation would seem to allow the mistake. ETA: Slipped up on **Peak Banana** ’s peel: shouldn’t have been so loquacious in my post! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/5 "2008-02-16T06:34:33Z")
Oh, sure, **Antonius** , you can make a fancy spoiler tag and elaborate on the plot all you want. I still get the 20 bucks. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/6 "2008-02-16T06:37:37Z")
Thank you. I shall distribute $20s to all when next we meet. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/7 "2008-02-16T06:40:44Z")
What about [Saigon Love Story](http://www.thanhniennews.com/entertaiments/?catid=6&newsid=35668) it opened on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/8 "2008-02-16T06:50:30Z")
Er, _Rambo_? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/9 "2008-02-16T07:51:39Z")
_Dude, Where’s my car?_ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/10 "2008-02-16T08:31:26Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Er, _Rambo_? [/QUOTE] That was set in Burma, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/11 "2008-02-16T08:42:07Z")
For a movie about Vietnam which doesn’t involve the Vietnam War, I’d assume you were talking about _The Quiet American_ with Brendan Fraser and Michael Caine. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vietnam-movie/437862/12 "2008-02-16T19:16:39Z")
This vaguely reminds me of that time we were sitting around in the mess watching TV and _Tour of Duty_ came on. Some wiseguy asked “Is this the one when they’re in Vietnam?” Always cracks me up.