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Related: About this forumThe Deer Hunter (1978) movie,
Extremely good movie, Rated as one of the best films ever made
BUT a word of caution
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Very troubling movie.
Some very traumatic Vietnam War scenes,
Scenes on what happens happened to war vets
mental breakdown
Wiki:
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American[3][4][5] steelworkers whose lives are upended by fighting in the Vietnam War. The soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage, with John Cazale (in his final role), Meryl Streep and George Dzundza in supporting roles. The story takes place in Clairton, Pennsylvania (a working-class town on the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh) and in Vietnam.
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The Deer Hunter received acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise for Cimino's direction, the performances of its cast, its screenplay, realistic themes and tones, and cinematography. It was also successful at the box office, grossing $49 million. At the 51st Academy Awards, it was nominated for nine Academy Awards, and won five: Best Picture, Best Director (for Cimino), Best Supporting Actor (for Walken), Best Sound and Best Film Editing. It is Meryl Streep's first Academy Award nomination (for Best Supporting Actress).
The Deer Hunter has been included on lists of the best films ever made, including being named the 53rd-greatest American film of all time by the American Film Institute in 2007 in their 10th Anniversary Edition of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. It was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1996, as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6][7]

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(14,537 posts)Frasier Balzov
(4,402 posts)Sequoia
(12,644 posts)Enjoyed it when it first came out.
The Wizard
(13,183 posts)No one comes out of combat unchanged. PTSD is real.
2MuchNoise
(154 posts)Haunting. I don't think I can watch it again.
Chipper Chat
(10,410 posts)The transition scene from the Pennsylvania bar piano to the helicopter flying IN Vietnam still lives with me today. Christopher walken was so good in this movie. His best performance (unless for maybe "more cowbell)"