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A Soldier's Sweetheart

R 1998 1h 52m War Drama List
Reviews 90% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
In 1967, Rat Kiley (Kiefer Sutherland) is stationed at a deserted outpost in Vietnam with a group of fellow army medics. He witnesses a strange series of events when his buddy Fossie (Skeet Ulrich) brings his teenage girlfriend, Marianne (Georgina Cates), from back home to join them at their quiet headquarters. Marianne slowly loses her innocence as she grows obsessed with combat. Without warning, she accompanies a group of Green Berets on a dangerous mission, and Fossie sets out to find her. Read More Read Less

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 20, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 2/10 May 13, 2004 Full Review Elspeth Haughton Apollo Guide Rated: 50/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's a shame the ending was so awful because most did stay true to the short story. There was another particularly bad scene where they found Mary Anne with the new soldiers because her transformation wasn't presented properly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Awsome and inspiring, very moving. The short story this is based on "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" can be found in the book. "The Things They Carried". By Tom O'brien (not sure on the first name). He collected tales from US soldiers during the Vietnam war. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A great war movie, a totally different story line, I love it.....one of my all time favs Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie! Despite the irony of the story plot, Georgina Cates truly shines in this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1967, Rat Kiley (Kiefer Sutherland) is stationed at a deserted outpost in Vietnam with a group of fellow army medics. He witnesses a strange series of events when his buddy Fossie (Skeet Ulrich) brings his teenage girlfriend, Marianne (Georgina Cates), from back home to join them at their quiet headquarters. Marianne slowly loses her innocence as she grows obsessed with combat. Without warning, she accompanies a group of Green Berets on a dangerous mission, and Fossie sets out to find her.
Director
Thomas Michael Donnelly
Producer
William S. Gilmore
Screenwriter
Thomas Michael Donnelly
Production Co
Paramount
Rating
R
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 52m