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Vietnam War Story

Vietnam War Story is an HBO cable television anthology series that ran from 1987 to 1988 and included a total of nine, 30-minute episodes.[1]

Vietnam War Story
GenreWar, Drama
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersFred Fuchs
Georg Stanford Brown
ProducersPatrick Sheane Duncan[1]
Neil Stearns
CinematographyJack Wallner
Stephen Lighthill[2]
Robert D. Yeoman
Running time270
Production companyHBO Showcase
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29) –
August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)
Related
Vietnam War Story II

The series depicts stories inspired by real-life events of soldiers in and around combat. Details were fictional, but most episodes were written by Vietnam veterans.

Releases

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Subsequent to its initial airing, direct-to-video VHS releases were issued with three episodes each, but not the complete series.

  • Vietnam War Story I – Included episodes 1–3.
  • Vietnam War Story II – Included episodes 4–6.
  • Vietnam War Story III – Included episodes 7–9.
  • Vietnam War Story: Last Days – A newer trilogy, it aired on HBO in August 1989, after the original nine episodes. Its three new stories occur in 1975 when only small units and advisers remain with Saigon troops to resist the Viet Cong, and even these are about to leave. The segments are titled: "Dirty Work", "The Last Soldier", and "The Last Outpost".[3]

Notable guest stars

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The episodes features a number of notable guest stars.

Production

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Episodes were made for between $400,000 and $600,000 each, which at the time was less than an average network sitcom episode.[4]

The episode, "An Old Ghost Walks the Earth" was filmed in Newhall, CA.[5]

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Mine"Georg Stanford BrownPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)
22"Home"Ray DantonRonald RuinAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)
33"The Pass"Kevin HooksPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)
44"An Old Ghost Walks the Earth"Michael Toshiyuki UnoAdam RodmanJuly 20, 1988 (1988-07-20)
55"R & R"David Burton MorrisCindy Lou Johnson
Patrick Sheane Duncan		July 20, 1988 (1988-07-20)
66"The Fragging"Jack SholderPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 3, 1988 (1988-08-03)
77"Separated"Todd HollandJim BeaverAugust 10, 1988 (1988-08-10)
88"Dusk to Dawn"Rick KingJames YoshimuraAugust 17, 1988 (1988-08-17)
99"The Promise"Lesli Linka GlatterCindy Lou JohnsonAugust 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)

Awards

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Awards[6][7]
YearAwardTypeResult
1988Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADRWon
1988CableACE AwardDirecting a Theatrical or Dramatic SpecialWon
1988CableACE AwardDramatic SpecialNominated
1989CableACE AwardActor in a Dramatic Series: Wesley Snipes[7]Won
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References

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  1. 1 2 Sharbutt, Jay (June 29, 1987). "HBO to Air 'Vietnam War Story'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC (Nant Capital). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Lighthill Bio". polishfilmla.org. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (August 19, 1989). "TV Reviews : 'Vietnam War': Trilogy of Profound Humanity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shales, Tom (August 2, 1988). "Trenchant 'War Story' – HBO's Powerful Vietname Anthology". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (July 22, 1988). "TV Weekend: The Very Small, Day-to-Day Realities of a War". The New York Times. p. 30. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Vietnam War Story". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "HBO Sweeps Cable's ACE Awards". Deseret News. January 16, 1989. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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