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Operation Dumbo Drop

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5.2/10 • 172

1995-07-281h 47m

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A top-secret mission of gigantic proportions!

Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!

Directors
Simon Wincer
Writters
Jim Kouf, Gene Quintano
Editors
Jim Kouf, Gene Quintano, O. Nicholas Brown

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  1. Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Capt. Sam Cahill

  2. Ray Liotta

    Ray Liotta

    Capt. T.C. Doyle

  3. Denis Leary

    Denis Leary

    Lt. David Poole

  4. Doug E. Doug

    Doug E. Doug

    Sp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford

  5. Corin Nemec

    Corin Nemec

    Sp5 Lawrence Farley

  6. Dinh Thien Le

    Dinh Thien Le

    Linh

  7. Tchéky Karyo

    Tchéky Karyo

    Goddard

  8. Hoang Ly

    Hoang Ly

    Colonel Nguyen

  9. Vo Trung Anh

    Vo Trung Anh

    Lt. Quang, NVA

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r96sk Avatar

r96sk

Oct 4, 2020

6/10

I don't think it's anything absolutely bad, but 'Operation Dumbo Drop' is pretty lacklustre and a bit slow to sit through. I do like the cast. Danny Glover (Cahill) and Ray Liotta (Doyle) are solid together, while Denis Leary (Poole) and Doug E. Doug (Ashford) may not give anything memorable but both are alright; as is Dinh Thien Le (Linh). Also interesting to see Raymond Cruz appear, in his early years pre-Tuco. It seems the trio of Glover, Liotta and Leary really don't rate this, given the latter's comments in later years about it; though it sounds like that's more to do with the filming process, rather than the end product. I more than likely wont be revisiting this any time soon, but I don't hate it or anything.

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Status
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Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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