Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!
- Simon Wincer
- Robert Donaldson
- Lisa C. Satriano
- Elizabeth S. Barton
- Jim Kouf
- Gene Quintano
Rating: 5.2/10 by 171 users
Alternative Title:
Операція Літаючий Слон - UA
Операция "Слон" - RU
Operação Dumbo - BR
Operation Dumbo Drop - US
덤보 낙하 작전 - KR
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Español
Tiếng Việt
Runtime: 01 hour 47 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: rescue, vietnam, elephant, politics, village, based on true story, animal welfare
I don't think it's anything absolutely bad, but 'Operation Dumbo Drop' is pretty lacklustre and a bit slow to sit through. I do like the cast. Danny Glover (Cahill) and Ray Liotta (Doyle) are solid together, while Denis Leary (Poole) and Doug E. Doug (Ashford) may not give anything memorable but both are alright; as is Dinh Thien Le (Linh). Also interesting to see Raymond Cruz appear, in his early years pre-Tuco. It seems the trio of Glover, Liotta and Leary really don't rate this, given the latter's comments in later years about it; though it sounds like that's more to do with the filming process, rather than the end product. I more than likely wont be revisiting this any time soon, but I don't hate it or anything.
