Do We Get To Win This Time is a reported look at how Hollywood has depicted and defined the Vietnam War, and how those films still resonate today, both cultural...
Oliver Stone returns to Vietnam with ‘Born on the Fourth of July’—a movie that closes out the ’80s, as well as the Vietnam movie boom. But ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Dead Presidents’ prove that ’90s audiences aren’t ready to leave Vietnam for good.
Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Running on Empty’ (1988), ‘Dogfight’ (1991), and ‘Heaven and Earth’ (1993).
Host: Brian RafteryÂ
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby WagnerÂ
Mixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleÂ
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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7. Ain’t War Hell? | Do We Get to Win This Time?
In the late ’80s, a new wave of big-studio hits like ‘Full Metal Jacket’ and ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ introduces young moviegoers to Vietnam—and helps turn the war into an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon.
Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Hamburger Hill’ (1987) and ‘Casualties of War’ (1989).Â
Host: Brian RafteryÂ
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby WagnerÂ
Mixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleÂ
Interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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6. I Am Reality | Do We Get to Win This Time?
Oliver Stone’s harrowing and heartbreaking Vietnam drama ‘Platoon’ becomes a worldwide phenomenon in 1986—and signals the beginning of the Vietnam movie boom.
Host: Brian RafteryÂ
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby WagnerÂ
Mixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleÂ
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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5. Nothing Is Over | Do We Get to Win This Time?
In the early 1980s, as America is grappling with the fallout of Vietnam, a troubled big-screen vet named John Rambo launches an unlikely movie franchise—and leads a wave of make-believe soldiers who are ready to fight the war all over again. Â
Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘First Blood’ (1982), ‘Uncommon Valor’ (1983), ‘Missing in Action’ (1984), and ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985).Â
Host: Brian RafteryÂ
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby WagnerÂ
Mixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleÂ
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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4. Little by Little, We Went Insane | Do We Get to Win This Time?
‘Apocalypse Now’ closes out the 1970s with the most ambitious Vietnam movie yet: a big-budget spectacle that will bring moviegoers closer than ever to the madness of war—and nearly push director Francis Ford Coppola over the edge.Â
Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Who’ll Stop the Rain’ (1978), ‘The Boys in Company C’ (1978), ‘Go Tell the Spartans’ (1978), and ‘Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse’ (1991).
Host: Brian RafteryÂ
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby WagnerÂ
Mixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleÂ
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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Do We Get To Win This Time is a reported look at how Hollywood has depicted and defined the Vietnam War, and how those films still resonate today, both culturally and politically. This podcast will chronicle many of the infamous movies that feature the Vietnam War, spanning from films made during the conflict to those produced decades later. Every episode features interviews with key filmmakers, experts, and veterans as Brian grapples with what each of these movies tells us about the most divisive conflict in our country’s history and America’s perception of it.
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