Saigon as it was called when it came out in 1988, the change to saigon. Saigon is the former name of ho chi minh city, the most populous city in vietnam saigon may also refer to. Off limits is a film directed by christopher crowe with willem dafoe, gregory hines, amanda pays, fred ward, year. It was distributed by paramount pictures and was one of the last films veronica lake made under her contract with the studio. While i have certainly never heard it spoken about when talk of vietnam films crops up. Saigon is the missing vietnam film, a film i feel not many have actually seen since i never see it mentioned on the message boards out there in net land. The name of the film was changed to saigon or saigon. You are pulled into the story line with all its seedy people and realize that in nam at that time no one really cared except for the.
Off limits hollywood reporter 30124 mar 3, 1988, p. Buy saigon off limits 1988 import by willem dafoe from amazons movies store. Off limits is a 1988 english film stars willem dafoe, christopher crowe, gregory hines, fred ward, amanda pays, scott glenn, keith david, christopher crowe, jack thibeau, alan barnette, michael s. Off limits 1953 mickey rooney full lenght comedy movie duration. This gun for hire and the glass key, both in 1942, the blue dahlia in 1946 and. Saigonoff limits was the featurefilm directorial debut of christopher crowe who has worked as a producerwriter principally in television where he has racked up a number of other genre credits. Look closely and youll see the thai script in the street signs and on shop fronts. With willem dafoe, gregory hines, fred ward, amanda pays. Saigon is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by leslie fenton starring alan ladd and veronica lake. Saigon off limits was the feature film directorial debut of christopher crowe who has worked as a producerwriter principally in television where he has racked up a number of other genre credits. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. Off limits the term off limits referred to the area where the original crime took place, an area of saigon off limits. Off limits motion picture guide annual edited by jay robert nash and stanley ralph ross chicago. The film is in essence a who done it police drama, two cops on the streets of saigon.
The term off limits referred to the area where the original crime took place, an area of saigon off limits to military personnel. The time out film guide suggests the saigon setting is simply a seedily exotic backdrop to the film, but given off limits was actually shot in bangkok, i figure it made sense for the filmmakers not to dwell too much on the setting. Hookers have been ritualistically murdered, and the two cops spend their final days of active duty in the sleazy back alleys of saigon tracking down the. Indeed, saigonoff limits is the only film of this subgenre to take the view that the us military presence in vietnam was justified and that the. Off limits 1988 the golden buddha 1966 air hostess 1959 3 rambo iii 1988.
Off limits is a terrific and incomprehensibly overlooked film. The reason for that question is because off limits is a wellcrafted movie, but i cannot think why anyone would want to see it. Saigon mango, a seedling race of mango cultivars saigon rapper born 1977, american hip hop artist saigon, a 1982 novel by anthony grey. Its 1968, saigon, where the crimes of war are not confined to the front lines. Saigon, a 1948 film starring alan ladd and veronica lake. Crowes other films as a director were the tv movie steel justice 1992 in which a man gains the ability to bring a giant dinosaur toy to life and. Willem dafoe, scott glenn, gregory hines, fred ward, amanda pays, kay tong lim, david alan grier, keith david, raymond oconnor. Mcgriff and albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world they are plain clothes u. Set in 1968 vietnam, military police are on the trail of a highranking military officer who has been killing prostitutes. This was a great film and i bought this thinking i was getting the bluray and dvd set. As you can derive from the alternate title saigon, the film is set in vietnam during the infamous war, but its definitely not just another epic illustrating the horrible. Off limits citywide tries to freshen up the formula cop thriller by setting it in saigon, 1968, and making the cops members of the u. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes.
Off limits became something of a quasicult film for me. Glick, james newton howard, david gribble, douglas ibold, jane feinberg, mike fenton, judy taylor, j. I was in vietnam with the marines north and south of danang in 1968 and once fantasized about hitching a ride down highway 1 to see saigon, no small feat as it is something like 580 road miles. Dennis washington, scott ritenour, crispian sallis, directed by. Buck mcgriff willem dafoe and albaby perkins gregory hines are military police from the armys criminal investigation department assigned to find a serial killer in 1968 wartorn saigon. Oh the peculiarity of the movie going human race is all i can say. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Off limits 1988 saigon detectives mar 26, 2017 aug, 2017 wolfmans cult film club 4 comments this is a very effective action packed buddy movie with quite the bizarre setting of war torn city of saigon in 1968.
Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. Off limits when it was released throughout the rest of the world. Off limits is a 1988 actionthriller film set during the vietnam war starring willem dafoe and gregory hines and directed by christopher crowe. The reason for that question is because off limits is a wellcrafted movie, but i. The film marks willem dafoes second vietnam war movie. But the highway was full of vehicles during the day and you could always catch a ride. Off limits i saw it under the title of saigon was a film that really should have been a hit, it was. Off limits 1988 saigon detectives wolfmans cult film. He returns to a harlem that has changed drugs and prostitution have taken over his neighborhood, and his wife even overdosed from drugs. Hookers have been ritualistically murdered, and the two cops spend their final days of active duty in the sleazy back alleys of saigon tracking down the killer in this military mystery.