Five green berets stationed in vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime to secretly transport an 8,000pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. The movie was produced by walt disney pictures and polygram filmed entertainment and interscope communications. Operation dumbo drop film complet vf 2015 en ligne hd. Operation dumbo drop 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Purchase operation dumbo drop on digital and stream instantly or download offline. During the vietnam war, a village that american forces are using to spy on the ho chi minh trail has its sacred elephant killed by the north vietn. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Watch operation dumbo drop online stream full movie. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by gene. Operation dumbo drop is a 1995 american action comedydrama war film directed by simon. Dolby digital surround sound is available in english, with a dolby digital stereo soundtrack in french. To secretly transport a fullgrown elephant across 200 miles of rugged terrain fording rivers, scaling mountains, and crossing.
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Gantts animal adventure forms the basis of disneys operation dumbo drop, which opened in theaters on friday. Operation dumbo drop has a low rotten tomatoes critics score of 31% and a less than average imdb audience rating of 5. It was directed by simon wincer and written by jim kouf and gene quintano based on a story treatment by jim morris. Operation dumbo drop is a slightly funny, heartwarming tale of a group of american. Operation dumbo drop is a 1995 disney liveaction film set during the vietnam war. Operation dumbo drop critics consensus the vietnam war would seem an unlikely backdrop for a familyfriendly comedy involving an airlifted elephant, and operation dumbo drop lands with a thud. When the enemy discovers this, they kill the villages elephant as a punishment. An exciting comedy adventure of enormous proportions, operation dumbo drop was cheered by critics and audiences across america. Operation dumbo drop is a terribly irresponsible picture that seems shamefully patterned after directors wincers other box office success, free willy. A savvy veteran army captain is teamed with a bythebook west point officer to lead the weightiest military maneuver ever. Operation dumbo drop works too hard to be racially and culturally sensitive while doling out plenty of comedy, action, and grossout chuckles, including one scene involving elephant depositories. Soontoretire captain sam cahill danny glover and his unit labor to build a secret relationship with a local vietnamese village in order to conduct surveillance on an enemy weaponssmuggling operation that goes through on a nightly basis.
Operation dumbo drop pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released operation dumbo drop pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. Operation dumbo drop vhs, 1996 for sale online ebay. The vietnam war would seem an unlikely backdrop for a familyfriendly comedy involving an. To secretly transport a full grown elephant across 200 miles of rugged terrain fording rivers, scaling mountains, and. Army captain, sam cahill, wrapping up his final tour of duty in vietnam, finds himself trying to replace a villages prized elephant, which had been caught in crossfire between american troops and the north vietnamese. Operation dumbo drop is a slightly funny, heartwarming tale of a group of american soldiers, fighting in the vietnam war, trying to do the right thing. A savvy veteran army captain danny glover is teamed with a bythe book. Operation dumbo drop hallmark movie channel youtube. To keep the loyalty of a village during the vietnam war, a u. Doug the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Sam cahill promises the montagnard villagers of dak nhe that hell replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. An operation dumbo drop decal appears on the jacket gifted to grampa. Doyle, a hardnosed green beret, is assigned to a local village to keep watch on the ho chi minh trail. The film stars danny glover and ray liotta as green berets during the vietnam war in 1968, who attempt to.
Kids wont learn much history, but the movie is based, however loosely, on an actual incident. Operation dumbo drop is a 1995 american war comedy film directed by simon wincer that explores war, politics, and animal welfare. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by gene quintano and jim kouf based on a true story by united states army major jim morris. To secretly transport a full grown elephant across 200 miles of rugged terrain. Operation dumbo drop is an american feature film of the family and adventure genres. A savvy veteran army captain is teamed with a by thebook west point officer to lead the weightiest military maneuver ever. Although the movie is based on a real event, the filmmakers took lots of. Two men secretly transport a fullgrown elephant across 200 miles of rugged terrain. Comedy adventure of an army captain and officer who must secretly transport an elephant 200 miles to a remote jungle villlage. Dumbo drop stars a formidable elephant called botat, who lumbers agreeably enough on a bizarre and dangerous 200mile trek across the countryside in 1968 vietnam. With danny glover, ray liotta, denis leary, doug e. Although a comedy, this movie is based on events in a true story.
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