Dogfight
An ineffably bittersweet portrait of youth in the 1960s, Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war etches two vividly alive characters: aspiring San Francisco folk singer Rose (Lili Taylor) and hotheaded, Vietnam-bound marine Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix), who meet on the occasion of a cruelly misogynistic party where men compete to bring the most unattractive dates they can find. But what begins as a night to forget unexpectedly develops into something far more meaningful. Featuring music by folk legends Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger, Dogfight captures the miracle of human connection while gracefully subverting ideas surrounding machismo, patriotic duty, and the very meaning of America itself.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Nancy Savoca, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring Savoca and producer Richard Guay
- New interview with Savoca and actor Lili Taylor conducted by filmmaker Mary Harron
- New interviews with cinematographer Bobby Bukowski, production designer Lester W. Cohen, script supervisor Mary Cybulski, music supervisor Jeffrey Kimball, supervising sound editor Tim Squyres, and editor John Tintori
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Christina Newland
New cover inspired by an original theatrical poster
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Nancy Savoca, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring Savoca and producer Richard Guay
- New interview with Savoca and actor Lili Taylor conducted by filmmaker Mary Harron
- New interviews with cinematographer Bobby Bukowski, production designer Lester W. Cohen, script supervisor Mary Cybulski, music supervisor Jeffrey Kimball, supervising sound editor Tim Squyres, and editor John Tintori
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Christina Newland
New cover inspired by an original theatrical poster
Cast
- River Phoenix
- Birdlace
- Lili Taylor
- Rose
- Richard Panebianco
- Berzin
- Anthony Clark
- Okie
- Mitchell Whitfield
- Benjamin
- Holly Near
- Rose Sr.
- E. G. Daily
- Marcie
- Sue Morales
- Ruth Two Bears
- Christina Mastin
- Linda
- Christopher Shaw
- Donavin
- John Lacy
- Fector
- Brendan Fraser
- Sailor 1
Credits
- Director
- Nancy Savoca
- Produced by
- Peter Newman
- Produced by
- Richard Guay
- Written by
- Bob Comfort
- Edited by
- John Tintori
- Director of photography
- Bobby Bukowski
- Production designer
- Lester W. Cohen
- Supervising sound editor
- Tim Squyres
- Associate producer
- Llewellyn Wells
- Casting by
- Marion Dougherty
- Costume designer
- Eugenie Bafaloukos
- Executive producer
- Cathleen Summers
- Music supervisor
- Jeffrey Kimball
- Script supervisor
- Mary Cybulski