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Operation Dumbo Drop Review - Variety
July 28 1995
Are audiences ready for an innocuous feel-good comedy about lovable U.S. servicemen in 1968 Vietnam? If so, Disney may have a sleeper with "Operation Dumbo Drop," a well-crafted and entertaining pic with broad, cross-generational appeal. Don't be surprised, however, if this old-fashioned service comedy is attacked by those who denounced "Forrest Gump" as a warm-and-fuzzy embrace of conservative ideology. "Drop" suggests that some U.S. soldiers were nice guys who tried to do nice things during the Vietnam war.
Plot is loosely based on a real-life incident reported by journalist (and ex-Green Beret) Jim Morris. Since the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe live near a major Viet Cong supply route, Capt. Sam Cahill (Danny Glover) has worked hard to remain in their good graces, so he can keep tabs on the enemy.
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