In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Steve Butler
Joan Chen
Mama
Haing S. Ngor
Papa
Debbie Reynolds
Eugenia
Conchata Ferrell
Bernice
Dustin Nguyễn
Sau
Vivian Wu
Madame Lien
Robert John Burke
Paul
Timothy Carhart
Big Mike
Hiep Thi Le
Le Ly
Long Nguyen
Anh
Thuan K. Nguyen
Uncle Luc
Thuan Le
Kim
Mai Le Ho
Hai
Dale Dye
Larry
Tim Guinee
Young Sergeant
Michael Paul Chan
Interrogator
Liem Whatley
Viet Cong Captain
Le Ly Hayslip
Jewellery broker
Tai Thai
Jimmy - Age 20
Jeffrey Jones
Minister (uncredited)
Sean Stone
Young boy with Jesuit missionaries (uncredited)
Donal Logue
Red (uncredited)
Irene Ng
Torture Girl #1
Đoàn Châu Mậu
Californian monk (credited as Chau Mao Doan)
George A. Roark
U.S. Advisor
Stephen Polk
G.I. #1
Tuan Tran
Rapist
Khiem Thai
Brother-in-law
Phil Neilson
Marine in Helicopter
Michael Lee Ming-Yeung
Ky La Wizard
Dave Cooper
Bald Onlooker
Keith Smith
G.I. #2
Brad Rea
G.I. #3
Kevin Gallagher
Tall Marine
Catherine Ai
Bar Girl
Somsak Hormsombat
Siclo Driver
Jennifer Low Sauer
Supermarket Shopper #1
London Garcia
Supermarket Shopper #2
Chitra F. Mojtabai
Supermarket Check-Out Girl
Annie McEnroe
Dinner Guest #1
Marianne Muellerleile
Dinner Guest #2
Marshall Bell
Dinner Guest #3
Willie Nark-Orn
Tommy - Age 5
Andy Reeder
Alan - Age 4
Vivien Straus
Neighbor's Wife
Mai Nguyen
California Wizard
Melinda Renna
Police Woman
Robert Marshall
Detective
Noël John Howard
Alan - Age 2 (uncredited)
Kathlyne Pham
Ghost Wife (uncredited)
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Student (uncredited)
Crew
Oliver Stone
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Le Ly Hayslip
Book, Original Story
David Brenner
Editor
Sally Menke
Editor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Robert Kline
Producer
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Victor Kempster
Production Design
Ha Nguyen
Costume Design
Randy Kelley
Sound Effects Editor
Mark A. Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Miceli
Sound Effects Editor
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Michael Sullivan
Sound Effects Editor
Michael D. Wilhoit
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Effects Designer
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kitaro
Original Music Composer
F. Paul Benz
First Assistant Editor
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