Operation Dumbo Drop

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Operation Dumbo Drop
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Produced by	David Madden
Written by	James Morris Gene Quintano Jim Kouf
Starring	Danny Glover Ray Liotta Denis Leary Doug E. Doug Corin Nemec
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Editing by	O. Nicholas Brown
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	July 28, 1995
Running time	108 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Operation Dumbo Drop is a 1995 live-action movie. It is loosely based on true events, as related by MAJ. Jim Morris (USA RET) which involved the U.S. Special Forces in 1968, in the tiny South Vietnamese village of Dak Nhe.

[edit] Synopsis

It's 1967, during the Vietnam War. A village that U.S. Forces are using to spy on the Ho Chi Minh Trail has its sacred elephant killed by the North Vietnamese Army, because they were cooperating with the Americans. The villagers need an elephant for a ceremony that will occur within the week. Special Forces Captain Sam Cahill (Danny Glover), an easygoing man who is heading home, and his hotheaded replacement Special Forces Captain T.C. Doyle (Ray Liotta) embark on a mission to scrounge up another elephant. Enlisting the aid of a sneaky Supply Chief Warrant Officer Three David Poole (Denis Leary), a luckless farmboy 101st Airborne Specialist Five Lawrence Farley (Corin Nemec), and short-timer 101st Airborne Specialist Four Harvey Ashford (Doug E. Doug), they transport the elephant across South Vietnam to get it to the village on time. Along the way, the unit encounters calamity and other misadventure as they attempt to transport their animal; not the least of which are transport problems, personality conflicts, and an NVA unit that want the Americans out of the village.

[edit] External links

• Operation Dumbo Drop at the Internet Movie Database
• Operation Dumbo Drop at the All Movie Guide
• Operation Dumbo Drop at The Character Shop