From: Reviews and Criticism of Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])

U6200 UNCOMMON VALOR (USA, 1983) (Other titles: Fratelli nella notte; Mas alla del valor; Retour vers l’enfer; Verwegenen Sieben)

Credits: director, ; writer, Joe Gayton. Cast: Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward, , Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester, .. Summary: Action/adventure/rescue film set in contemporary Thailand and . For over ten years, Colonel Jason Rhodes (Hackman) has been living a nightmare searching for his son who is listed as “missing in action” in Vietnam. After useless appeals to the government for information, Rhodes takes matters into his own hands. With financial backing of a Texas oil tycoon (Stack) and the help of his son’s five Marine buddies, Rhodes prepares to carry out a daring mission and after weeks of grueling training, the veterans leave for Laos.

Adair, Gilbert. Hollywood’s Vietnam [GB] (p. 127-8, 130-33, 221) Ales, Bernard. “Retour vers l’enfer” Cine revue 64 (Apr 19, 1984), p. 6. Arnold, Gary. “Movies: Bungled ‘Valor’” Washington post (Dec 19, 1983), p. C6. Auster, Albert and Quart, Leonard. How the war was remembered : Hollywood and Vietnam [GB] (p. 99-103, 105-7, 110. Baxter, Brian. “Uncommon valour” Films and filming n. 355 (Apr 1984), p. 42. Blowen, Michael. “Review: Movie ‘Valor’ exploits the MIA agony” Boston globe (Dec 16, 1983), Arts/Films, p. ? Butcher, Maryvonne. “Cinema” Tablet 238 (Mar 31, 1984), p. 319-20. Chevrie, Marc. “Uncommon valor” Cahiers du cinema n. 359 (May 1984), p. 50. Cieutat, Michel. “Retour vers l’enfer” Positif n. 280 (Jan 1984), p. 74. Coleman, John. [Uncommon valor] New statesman (Mar 23, 1984), p. 30. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Cosford, Bill. “‘Valor’ promises a message but doesn’t deliver” Miami herald (Dec 16, 1983), p. 20E. Cros, Jean-Louis. “Retour vers l’enfer” Revue du cinema n. 393 (Apr 1984), p. 33-4 and hors ser. 29 (1984), p. 122-3. Denby, David. “Movies: The last angry men” New York 17 (Jan 16, 1984), p. 62-3. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Devine, Jeremy M. Vietnam at 24 frames a second [GB] (133, 194, 199, 219-21, 231, 268, 320, 336) Donner, Wolf. “Ruppig” Tip (Jun 1984), p. ? Edelman, Rob. “Uncommon valor” Cineaste 13/3 (1984), p. 47-8. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Farrell, Alan. “The Green Beret: Schreckfigur for the new age” in The Viet Nam Generation big book (edited by Dan Duffy and Kali Tal) Woodbridge, Conn. : Viet Nam Generation, 1994. (p. 213-15) Fore, Steven James. “Kuntzel’s law and ‘Uncommon valor’, or, reshaping the national consciousness in six minutes flat” Wide angle 7/4 (1985), p. 23-32. ______. Perils of patriotism : the Hollywood as generic and cultural discourse Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1986. Franklin, H. Bruce. M.I.A., or mythmaking in America Brooklyn, N.Y. : Lawrence Hill Books, 1992. (p. 150-59+) “Gene Hackman in ‘Uncommon valor’” Photoplay 35 (Apr 1984), p. 48-9. Gibson, James William. Warrior dreams : paramilitary culture in post-Vietnam America [GB] (p. 42, 45, 76, 297) Gobbers, Eric. “‘Uncommon valor’ van Ted Kotcheff” Sinema n. 60 (Jul/Aug 1984), p. 35. Goodman, Walter. “TV: Hospital disaster movie” New York times 132 (Jan 22, 1983), p. 46. Harmetz, Aljean. “2 holiday movies turn into surprise successes” New York times 133 (Feb 13, 1984), p. C14. Harwood, James (Har). “Uncommon valor” Variety 313 (Dec 14, 1983), p. 16+ [2 p.] Hey, Kenneth R. “Films: ‘Terms of endearment’” USA today 112 (Mar 1984), p. 93- 7. Holzl, Gebhard and Peipp, Matthias. Fahr zur Holle, Charlie! [GB] (p. 99, 101+, 314) Jeffords, Susan. “The new Vietnam films: Is the movie over?” [GB] ______. The remasculinization of America : gender and the Vietnam war [GB] Kael, Pauline. “The current cinema: Vanity, vainglory, and lowlife” New Yorker 59 (Jan 23, 1984), p. 58+ [4 p.] Kempley, Rita. “‘Uncommon valor’: Formula heroics” Washington post (Dec 23, 1983), Weekend, p. 15. Lally, Kevin. “Uncommon valor” Film journal 87 (Jan 1984), p. 13. Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies [GB] (p. 338-9) Lichtenfeld, Eric. Action speaks louder : violence spectacle, and the American action movie Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004. (p. 135-40+) Maslin, Janet. “Film: ‘Uncommon valor’ with Gene Hackman” New York times 133 (Dec 16, 1983), p. C12. Meyer, David N. [Uncommon valor] Miami/South Florida magazine 35 (Feb 1984), p. 54+ [3 p.] Michiels, Dirk. “‘Uncommon valor’: A common virtue” Film en Televisie n. 328 (Sep 1984), p. 30. Morsiani, Alberto. “Fratelli nella notte” Segnocinema n. 13 (May 1984), p. 66. Muse, Eben J. The land of Nam : the Vietnam war in American film [GB] (p. 197- 200, 272) O’Toole, Lawrence. [Uncommon valor] Maclean’s 97 (Jan 2, 1984), p. 20. Palmer, William J. The films of the eighties : a social history [GB] (p. 90-96+) Peipp, Matthias (see under Holzl, Gebhard) Quart, Leonard (see under Auster Albert) Reed, Rex. [Uncommon valor] New York post (Dec 16, 1983), p. 38. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Rinaldi, Giorgio. “Fratelli nella notte” Cineforum 24/233 (Apr 1984), p. 80. Ryan, Desmond. “Film: Mounting a commando mission to rescue a Vietnam POW” Philadelphia inquirer (Dec 17, 1983), p. D12. Salamon, Julie. “Film: The movie the critics missed at Christmas” Wall Street journal (Jan 19, 1984), p. 28. Seligsohn, Leo. [Uncommon valor] Newsday (Dec 16, 1983), pt. II, p. 6. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Summers, Jimmy. “Uncommon valor” Boxoffice 120 (Mar 1984), p. R38-9. Taylor, Paul. “Uncommon valour” Monthly film bulletin 51/603 (Apr 1984), p. 126. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Thomas, Kevin. [Uncommon valor] Los Angeles times (Dec 19, 1983), Calendar, p. 3. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Tolstoy, Peter. “Syv der haevner” Levende billeder 10 (Jun 12, 1984), p. 63. Traube, Elizabeth G. “Redeeming images: The wild man comes home” Persistence of vision n. 3-4 (summer 1986), p. 71-94. [Uncommon valor] City limits n. 129 (Mar 23, 1984), p. 30. [Uncommon valor] Columbia 64 (Mar 1984), p. 9. “Uncommon valor” Film review annual 1984 Englewood, N.J. : J.S. Ozer, 1981- (p. 1300-6) [Uncommon valor] Monthly film bulletin 52/621 (Oct 1985), p. 327. “Uncommon valor” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1985. (v. 8, p. 3613) [Uncommon valor] Motion picture product digest 11/13 (Dec 28, 1983), p. 51. [Uncommon valor] [production report and comments of producers] On location 7/8 (Dec 1983), p. 52-3, 154. [Uncommon valor] Retro n. 24 (1984), p. 8-10. [Uncommon valor] Screen international n. 437 (Mar 17, 1984), p. 21. [Uncommon valor] Time out n. 711 (Apr 5, 1984), p. 43. Walker, Mark Edward. Vietnam veteran films [GB] (p. 72-3, 81) White, Armond. “Film: The sons of Ethan Edwards” Village voice 28 (Dec 27, 1983), p. 80. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1984] Williams, Tony. “Uncommon valor” Vietnam war feature filmography (1992 draft) [GB] (p. 414-15) and Vietnam war films [GB] (Entry 689) Wolcott, James. [Uncommon valor] Texas monthly 12 (Feb 1984), p. 138+ [5 p.] Woodman, Brian J. The Vietnamese enemy through the Hollywood lens : using the enemy to explore America’s war experience in Vietnam Thesis (M.A.)— University of Kansas, 2002.

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