Vietnam War Story

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

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]

Contents

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

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

Notable guest stars

The episodes features a number of notable guest stars.

Production

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

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Mine" Georg Stanford Brown Patrick Sheane Duncan August 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)
22"Home" Ray Danton Ronald 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 Uno Adam 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 Sholder Patrick Sheane DuncanAugust 3, 1988 (1988-08-03)
77"Separated" Todd Holland Jim Beaver August 10, 1988 (1988-08-10)
88"Dusk to Dawn" Rick King James Yoshimura August 17, 1988 (1988-08-17)
99"The Promise" Lesli Linka Glatter Cindy Lou JohnsonAugust 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)

Awards

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

References

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