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River Phoenix and Lili Taylor star in a bittersweet story about losing innocence and discovering love. 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. Despite the pain he causes, Eddie discovers the last thing he expects ... love.

2002 · 1h 33m
Director Nancy Savoca

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River Phoenix and Lili Taylor star in a bittersweet story about losing innocence and discovering love. 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. Despite the pain he causes, Eddie discovers the last thing he expects ... love.

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Average 6.9
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Studio
Warner Home Video
Released
2002
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
15
Region of Origin
United States
© 1991 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.