IMDb > A.W.O.L (2006)
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   140 votes
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Director:
Jack Swanstrom
Writer:
Shane Black (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Short | Action | Drama | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
A Twist of Fate Can Be Torture
Plot:
Vietnam. 1972. US Army Special Forces Major Cliff Marquette leads a squad ordered to investigate unusual... more | full synopsis
Awards:
6 wins more
User Comments:
A short worth seeing more (5 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

David Morse ... Marquette

John C. McGinley ... Garris

Caroline Kristiahn ... Steffi
Tuan Tran ... Kwan
Les Robinson ... Kreps
Doug Amaturo ... Marine #1

Scott Rose ... Tow Head Soldier
Joseph M. Smith ... Marine #2
Greg Brooker ... Soldier

Robert Harvey ... Principal

Roberto Kawata ... Hooded Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Bersh ... Soldier
Simon Brooke ... Soldier

Ivory Broome ... Soldier
Tyree D. Burnett ... Soldier
Matthew Buzzell ... Soldier

Franco Calabrese ... Soldier

Britney Caughell ... Leah
Felix Chan ... Viet Cong
Anthony Cuesta ... Viet Cong
TJ Deline ... Soldier

Matthew Fling ... Soldier

Andre Harper ... Soldier
Heidi Huynh ... VC Torturer
Brian David Johnson ... Soldier
Gregory Jones ... Soldier
Walter Kim ... Viet Cong
Mark-Takeo Kosakura ... Viet Cong
Robert Lee ... Viet Cong

Gilbert Luna ... Soldier

Johnny Mask ... Mayor
Keaton Mendoza ... Candy Bar Kid
Justin Miller ... Soldier
David Miyawaki ... Viet Cong
Tom Naughton ... Soldier
Carlton J. Newsome ... Soldier
Drew Nolan ... Ben
Desi O'Brian ... Soldier
Steven Ochoa ... Viet Cong
Patrick O'Neal ... Grif
John Pi ... Smiling Prisoner

Chad Randau ... Soldier
Darin Sanek ... Soldier
Angelo Santos ... Viet Cong
Mario Soto ... Soldier
Ashley Taylor ... Soldier
Jerel Taylor ... Soldier
Rick Wilkinson ... Soldier
Alexander Wilson ... Soldier
Ray Yamagata ... Viet Cong
Max Yoshikawa ... Viet Cong
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:20 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Shot on Kodak 35mm short-ends over about 8 days and nights mostly in the hills behind Magic Mountain in Southern California. more

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4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A short worth seeing, 4 November 2007
8/10
Author: machinegun_buddha from United States

I too saw this film at a film festival, but unlike the previous poster I found it both interesting and original. In a sea of terrible features, shorts are often twice as bad do to small budgets and poor acting, A.W.O.L however is a taut little thriller that hearkens back to "The Outer Limits." The performances are solid, not that one would expect otherwise from Morse or McGinley, and the directing is sharp and on the money. I personally find it difficult to reconcile the previous poster's comments with the film I saw. A.W.O.L is quite aptly written by Shane Black, who, as is usually the case, plays with the genre both paying homage to the stories pulp sensibilities, while simultaneously winking at the audience and never taking itself too seriously. All in all A.W.O.L proves to be an extremely well executed and fun film.

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