Coming home 1978 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Coming home is a 1978 american vietnam war drama film directed by hal ashby from a screenplay written by waldo salt and robert c. Jul 29, 20 the first, and quite possibly one of the best film about vietnam. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Coming home 1978 movie jane fonda, jon voight, bruce dern. I listened to 50 seconds of one song on soundcloud and knew i had to buy the cd. In fact, all the principal actors were nominated for oscarsjon voight, jane fonda, penelope milford, and bruce dern, with both voight and fonda winningand ashby received his only oscar nomination for best director. It doesnt feel like an ashby film and it doesnt really bring any of his personality to the table.
Luke feels the vietnam war is a mistake and that countless innocent lives are being pointlessly lost. Coming home is very much a film of its time and packs a powerful antiwar punch. Great movie starring jane fonda and jon voight in their oscarwinning performances. Bruce dern, penelope milford, robert carradine and robert ginty appear in supporting roles. Coming home 1978 soundtrack complete list of songs.
Labelling a film worthy always feels like a backhanded compliment. An early honest look at the consequences of the vietnam war in which a marine captains wife falls in love with an embittered paraplegic veteran. Coming home full movie 1978 lets join, fullhd movies seasonepisode here. Feb 19, 1978 the making of virtually any movie involves some creative bloodshed, but what sets coming home apart from crankemout productions is the kind of movie the film makers were aiming for. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Coming home premiered at the 1978 cannes film festival where voight won the award for best actor for his performance. In 1968, marine captain bob hyde bruce dern leaves his wife sally jane fonda behind when hes. Thus this article is making quite a large claim to be the most notable of those 39 and i would argue that the sheer number of other subjects with the same name is enough of an argument for the page to be moved to coming home film. Coming home 1978 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Coming home is a 1998 british serial directed by giles foster. Coming home coming home film there are approximately 39 other items called coming home or comin home at coming home disambiguation.
Jane fonda, jon voight, and bruce dern all turn in great performances in a thoughtful film that highlights all the horror of vietnam without depicting the front lines. New jersey vietnam veterans memorial foundation recommended for you. In the film, jon voight has an affair with bruce derns wife. It is well scripted and the acting is superb although i felt druce derns character was a little wooden at times but jane fonda and john voight are very good. Coming home is an unsentimental but heartfelt study of the plight of the wounded vietnam vet. Coming home is a very powerful and meaningful film, but it was released the same year as the deer hunter and that absolutely annihilated it when it came oscar season. All 20 songs from the coming home 1978 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Some vietnam films to go a bit overboard on the tears for the poor souls stuff and become very politically correct coming home is like this and that might turn some viewers off. In 1968, marine captain bob hyde bruce dern leaves his wife sally jane fonda behind when hes called to combat. Directed by hal ashby, starring jane fonda, jon voight, bruce dern, and penelope milford.
Coming home is a great film, but it is no where near as brilliant as michael ciminos onehit wonder deer hunter. That is the sally hyde at the beginning of hal ashbys coming home, an extraordinarily moving film. But it also feels like a film that could have been directed by just about anyone who was knocking about at that time. The first, and quite possibly one of the best film about vietnam.
Coming home is a film directed by hal ashby with jon voight, jane fonda, bruce dern, robert carradine, year. Coming home 1978 allmovie movies and films database. What was it like returning home from the vietnam war. Dealing with veterans adating to normal life upon their return. Sally wants to do her part for the war effort, so she volunteers to work at a local veterans hospital. The wife of a marine serving in vietnam, sally hyde jane fonda decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Coming home 1978 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Oct 02, 2012 what was it like returning home from the vietnam war. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coming home 1978 near you. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Coming home is a 1978 american drama film directed by hal ashby, and starring jane fonda, jon voight and bruce dern. Coming home 1978 daybill movie poster jane fonda jon. Coming home 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 05, 2012 coming home trailer a woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there. Released february 15th, 1978, coming home stars jane fonda, jon voight, bruce dern, robert ginty the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min, and received a score of 61 out of 100 on. Coming home is a 1978 film about a woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam who falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there. Coming home is a brilliant film about the horrors of war, the effects it has on the soldiers coming home, and their loved ones. Oscar winning performances by fonda and voight, plus a nomination for best picture. However i thought the plot, characters, directing and writing were all interesting.
Its a tender and quiet yet powerful film and possibly hal ashbys best film. T picture quality is fine on my bluray,the sound is quiet but i allways remember this film as a jumbled mix of speech,overall a great film and a powerful home. Coming home was praised for its sensitive performances, jon voight won the new york film critics circle prize for best actor, and it was nominated for eight oscars, but it was quickly overshadowed by michael ciminos more inflammatory vietnam epic the deer hunter. The teleplay by john goldsmith is based on the novel of the same name by rosamunde pilcher. The film s greatest asset is jon voight, an overwhelming sexual presence in the role of the paralyzed lover. The sally hyde at the end of the film about a year later is a different person, confused in her loyalties, not sure of her beliefs, awakened to new feelings within her.
In the documentary this film is not yet rated 2006, this movie was used as an. Coming home secured academy awards for fonda, voight, and scripters waldo. Coming home trailer a woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury. Theoretically, they understand that bobs current role in life is to fight and kill for his country in vietnam. Coming home 1978 r 2h 7min drama, romance, war 15 february 1978 usa a woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there. It stars jane fonda, jon voight, bruce dern, penelope milford, robert carradine and robert ginty. Released in 1978 and directed by hal ashby, coming home is a drama taking place on the shores of southern california about a lonely captains wife jane fonda who befriends a bohemian, vi penelope milford, when her husband bruce dern is deployed to nam in 1968. Coming home is every bit as powerful as the deer hunter, the other vietnam war film that beat it for best picture. A woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat in. Sally bender is the wife of a captain in the united states army. The films narrative follows between a young woman, her marine husband, and a. Coming home 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. T picture quality is fine on my bluray,the sound is quiet but i allways remember this film as a jumbled mix of speech,overall a great film and a powerful home watching experience. Coming home is a 1978 american drama film directed by hal ashby from a screenplay written by waldo salt and robert c.
The making of virtually any movie involves some creative bloodshed, but what sets coming home apart from crankemout productions is the kind of movie the film. In this closing clip from the film, luke, played by jon voight. When marine captain bob hyde bruce dern, black sunday leaves for vietnam, his wife sally jane fonda, klute volunteers at a local hospital. It is about a young woman sally whose husband fights for war in viet nam is a volunteer at local veterans hospital. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Coming home premiered at the 1978 cannes film festival, where voight won the award for best actor for his performance the film was released in america in february 1978. There she meets luke martin jon voight, a frustrated. Coming home is one of the best acted films of the 70,s,the soundtrack is full of classic music of the era it is set in late 60,s. A woman whose husband is fighting in vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.
Coming home 1978 hal ashby synopsis, characteristics. Marine corps captain bob hyde and his wife, sally hyde, have traditional conservative views. There is a round sticker applied to this poster that states jon voight best actor cannes film festival. The film chronicles the journey of a chinese dissident from the 1920. The film stars jane fonda and jon voight in the lead roles. Coming home 1962 film, a south korean film starring choi mooryong coming home 1978 film, an american film directed by hal ashby coming home 2011 film, a film featuring ankur bhatia. The film s narrative follows a perplexed woman, he.
Coming home is the quintessential vietnam war film its antiwar, pessimistic, gritty, depressing, and ultimately sort of whining. Involved in the movie from its earliest stages, she remained its major sustaining collaborator over a fouryear gestation period. Coming home 1978 full movie download full hd youtube. Zhang yimous movie coming home original title gui lai is adapted from the novel the criminal lu yanshi by american based novelist yan geling. Coming home is certainly earnest, important and very well acted.
Feb 10, 2017 vietnam war, vietnam, vietnam veteran. Coming home 1978 tt0077362 the wife of a marine serving in vietnam, sally hyde jane fonda decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. Its bizarrely coincidental that 20 years later, voights reallife daughter angelina jolie was involved in a love triangle with derns reallife daughter laura dern, when billy bob thornton broke off his engagement to dern to marry jolie. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. I voight i fonda su za svoje uloge osvojili nagrade zlatni globus i oscar. March 1 charlie chaplins coffin is stolen from a swiss cemetery three months after burial. Most critics, however, agreed that coming home featured powerful performances. At first, she is repelled by him but over time grows to love him and admires his cause.
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