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Vietnam War | Love Triangle
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For | 2002
Actor of the Year | 2003 | Michael
Director of the Year For | 2003 | Phillip
Director of the Year | 2003 | Phillip
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 2003 | Michael
Best Actor | 2003 | Michael
Soundtrack of the Year | 2003 | Steve
Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film Sound Design | 2003 | Antony
Movie of the Year | 2003
Peace | 2003
International Competition Best Screenplay | 2004 | Robert
Best Actor | 2002 | Michael
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 2003 | Michael
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 2003 | Michael
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | 2003 | Michael
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama | 2003 | Do Thi Hai
Best Motion Picture Drama | 2003
Best Director | 2003 | Phillip
Best Original Song Written for a Film | 2003
Best Director | 2003 | Phillip
Best Screenwriter | 2003 | Graham
Best Director For | 2003 | Phillip
Best Movie for Grownups | 2003
Best Actor | 2003 | Michael
Best Film | 2003 | Phillip
Best Actor | 2003 | Michael
Best Actor | 2002 | Michael
Budget 30,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 27,674,124 USD
At age 68, Sir Michael Caine was felt to be too old for his character, but his performance still led him to receive an Oscar nomination.
Sir Michael Caine agreed to play in this movie only if Craig Armstrong did the music, which was what eventually happened.
Director Phillip Noyce wanted Heath Ledger to play the role of Alden Pyle, but was happy with Brendan Fraser's work in this movie.
The American release was delayed for more than a year by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The producers were concerned that this movie would be seen as anti-American.
Miramax paid $5.5 million for the rights to distribute the movie in North America and some other territories, but then shelved it for a long time. Miramax even planned for this movie to go straight-to-video. But Sir Michael Caine successfully persuaded Miramax to screen this movie at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. This movie received many good reviews there, so Miramax decided to release this movie in the United States theatrically.
"Thomas Fowler: I know I am behaving badly, but I have every intention of behaving badly. As a matter of fact, this is exactly the kind of situation where one should behave badly."
"[first lines] Thomas Fowler: [narrating] I can't say what made me fall in love with Vietnam.That a woman's voice can drug you? That everything is so intense? The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. Thomas Fowler: They say whatever you're looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that's the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there's a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again."
