Weekend War
1988 American TV series or program
| Weekend War | |
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| Genre | Action Adventure War |
| Written by | Dennis Hackin Steven Hackin Gregory Widen |
| Directed by | Steven Hilliard Stern |
| Starring | Stephen Collins Daniel Stern Evan Mirand |
| Music by | Brad Fiedel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gil Atamian Paul Pompian |
| Producers | Paul Pompian Gregory Widen (co-producer) Peter Rich (associate producer) Rhonda Bloom (associate producer) |
| Production locations | Arecibo, Puerto Rico Loiza, Puerto Rico |
| Cinematography | King Baggot |
| Editor | Barrett Taylor |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Pompian-Atamian Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01) |
Weekend War is a made-for-television action adventure war film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Daniel Stern and Stephen Collins. Written by brothers Dennis and Steven Hackin, it premiered on the ABC network on Monday February 1, 1988.
Plot
The plot concerns a rag-tag group of U.S. Army reservists who are deployed to Honduras to build a runway. After an intervention by the U.S. Embassy, the crew are then sent to a dangerous nearby village to repair a bridge. The title comes from one particular character's death scene, wherein he remarks, "Two tours in 'Nam I never get hit. This is a lousy weekend war!"
Cast
- Stephen Collins as Capt. John Deason
- Daniel Stern as Dr. David Garfield
- Evan Mirand as Dulcy
- Michael Beach as Wiley
- Scott Paulin as Rudd
- James Tolkan as Dr. Alex Thompson
- Victor Mohica
- Kidany Lugo
- Charles Haid as Sgt. Kupjack
- Christine Healy as Elaine Garfield
- Charles Kimbrough as Father Leary
- Judith Baldwin as Kristen
- Joey Carrasco as Rowan
Reception
Actor Charles Haid called this film Stephen Collins' best performance ever in an interview with The Washington Post. He enjoyed working on the film, saying: "We shot it for 20 days in a jungle in the rain, under the sun, with bugs ... It was great. This time we got to say something. That's why I'm happy I did it: I am actually involved in a project that I believe in 100 percent."[1]
Home media
The film was released on VHS in 1992 by Columbia Tristar Home Video.
See also
List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company
References
- ^ Washington Post, January 31, 1988, TV TAB, p. Y7.
External links
- Weekend War at IMDb
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Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
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- Neither by Day Nor by Night (1972)
- Harrad Summer (1974)
- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
- Escape from Bogen County (1977)
- The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
- Doctors' Private Lives (1978)
- Getting Married (1978)
- Fast Friends (1979)
- Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
- Young Love, First Love (1979)
- Running (1979)
- Portrait of an Escort (1980)
- Miracle on Ice (1981)
- The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
- A Small Killing (1981)
- The Ambush Murders (1982)
- Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
- Not Just Another Affair (1982)
- Forbidden Love (1982)
- Mazes and Monsters (1982)
- Baby Sister (1983)
- Still the Beaver (1983)
- An Uncommon Love (1983)
- Draw! (1984)
- Getting Physical (1984)
- Obsessive Love (1984)
- The Undergrads (1985)
- Murder in Space (1985)
- Hostage Flight (1985)
- The Park Is Mine (1985)
- Young Again (1986)
- Many Happy Returns (1986)
- Not Quite Human (1987)
- Rolling Vengeance (1987)
- Man Against the Mob (1988)
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- Personals (1990)
- Money (1991)
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- The Women of Windsor (1992)
- Morning Glory (1993)
- To Save the Children (1994)
- Black Fox (1995)
- The Silence of Adultery (1995)
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