Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 183 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- small town
- suicide
- vietnam
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- escape
- pennsylvania
- usa
- saigon
- friends
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Robert De Niro
Michael Vronsky
Christopher Walken
Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
John Cazale
Stan
John Savage
Steven Pushkov
- Meryl Streep — Linda
- George Dzundza — John
- Rutanya Alda — Angela
- Pierre Segui — Julien
- Amy Wright — Bridesmaid
- Richard Kuss — Linda's Father
- Joe Grifasi — Bandleader
- Dennis Watlington — Cab Driver
- Shirley Stoler — Steven's Mother
- Chuck Aspegren — Axel
- Mary Ann Haenel — Stan's Girl
- Directed
- Michael Cimino
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 4,369 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, EMI Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
