The Dogs of War
by John Irvin
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Actor: Christopher Walken, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Tom BerengerDirector: John Irvin
Producer: Larry DeWaay
Producer: Norman Jewison
Producer: Patrick J. Palmer
Writer: Frederick Forsyth
Writer: Gary DeVore
Writer: George Malko
Writer: Michael Cimino
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
Published: 2001-11-20
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Dogs of War
Movie Review: Very Engaging, Great Cast
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow Christopher Walken is so young and so amazing in this engaging war movie. I always enjoy him but I think here more than anything else I've seen him in. You've probably seen this plot portrayed in other films: mercenaries hired to do the bidding of multi-national corporate villians who of course view their hirelings as expendable...I won't give the rest away. Suffice it to say that the acting carries this and the filming and directing is also a class act. Get this if this kind of thing is your cup of tea. You won't be bored!
Summary of The Dogs of War
Academy Award?(r) winner* Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction) is a brutal mercenary who must fight the ultimate battleagainst his own consciencein this powerful action thriller with a "heart-thumping tempo" (The Hollywood Reporter). The Dogs Of War is a spectacular adventure that brilliantly captures the gloryand horrorof war. Jamie Shannon (Walken) is a cynical warrior-for-hire who feels truly alive only in the heat of battle, and now he's aboutto take on the most challenging assignment of his career: to invade a corrupt African dictatorship and shift control to the "puppet" of a powerful British corporation. To prepare, Shannon masterfullytrains and equips a squad of deadly mercenaries with the latest and most destructive tactics and military hardware. But as their explosive assault begins, Shannon finds himself embroiled in an internal conflict of his own: Will this be his greatest triumph or has he sold his soul along with his battle expertise?Back before Christopher Walken became a caricature of himself, when he was still considered a rising actor based on his Oscar? for The Deer Hunter, he made this graphic, exciting action film, about a group of professional mercenaries. Walken leads a band of soldiers of fortune, who are hired to overthrow a dictator in West Africa (think Idi Amin). But when their mission is compromised by political and monetary forces, Walken returns to the United States, disillusioned, battered, and not sure the high life of lawyers, guns, and money is really for him. Still, vengeance is sweet, as his partner, Tom Berenger, keeps whispering into his ear. A better film than it's generally given credit for, The Dogs of War features the kind of cool, detached performance Walken used to be capable of, before he began believing both the hype and ridicule about his over-the-top style. --Marshall Fine
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