Purple Hearts (1984 film)
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| Purple Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
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| Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
| Edited by | George Grenville |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 2ドル.8 million[1] [2] |
| Box office | US2,075,282ドル[3] |
Purple Hearts is a 1984 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd. The screenplay concerns a Navy surgeon and a Navy nurse who fall in love while serving in Vietnam during the war. Their affection for one another provides a striking contrast to the violence of warfare.
Plot
[edit ]Cast
[edit ]- Ken Wahl as Don Jardian
- Cheryl Ladd as Deborah Solomon
- Stephen Lee as "Wizard"
- Annie McEnroe as Hallaway
- Paul McCrane as Brenner
- Cyril O'Reilly as Zuma
- David Harris as Hanes
- Hillary Bailey as Jill
- R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant "Gunny"
- Drew Snyder as Lieutenant Colonel Larimore
- Lane Smith as Commander Markel
- James Whitmore Jr. as Bwana
- Kevin Elders as CIA Driver
- Sydney Squire as Nurse
- David Bass as Lieutenant Grayson
- Rudy Nash as Hartman
Production
[edit ]Despite having made a Vietnam War movie with The Boys in Company C , director Sidney J. Furie felt he had more to say about the war and wanted to explore romance and the "hunger for intimacy" in the setting.[1] Reteaming with The Boys in Company C co-writer Rick Natkin, Furie delivered the script to The Ladd Company who while enthusiastic about the script voiced concerns over the budget of a war film, which were abated after Furie worked out a relatively modest %2.8 million budget using his experience from The Boys in Company C.[1] Furie wrote the script with Ken Wahl in mind for Don Jardian who accepted the role immediately upon receiving the script.[1] Over a hundred actresses auditioned for the part of Deborah Solomon, until Cheryl Ladd was suggested, leading Furie to hire her on the spot following a cold reading.[1]
Reception
[edit ]Purple Hearts received mostly currently holds a 20% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 5 reviews, with common points of criticism being the lack of chemistry between Wahl and Ladd, or too much of a reliance on coincidence and convenience in the plotting.[4] [3]
In his review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert awarded the film half a star, writing, "This isn't war, this is bad plotting. And this isn't romance, it's soap opera.".[5]
In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote Purple Hearts had "an ending so contrived it may make your teeth ache.".[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Kremer, Daniel. Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. The University Press of Kentucky, 2015. p 277
- ^ a b '"Purple Hearts (1984)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2024年04月11日.
- ^ "Purple Hearts". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster, Inc. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1984). "Purple Hearts". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (4 May 1984). "'PURPLE HEARTS,' SET IN VIETNAM". The New York Times . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Purple Hearts at IMDb
- Purple Hearts at the TCM Movie Database
- Purple Hearts at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Purple Hearts at Box Office Mojo
- Purple Hearts at Rotten Tomatoes
