Weekend War

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Weekend War is a made-for-television action adventure war film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Daniel Stern and Stephen Collins. Written by brothers Dennis and Steven Hackin, it premiered on the ABC network on Monday February 1, 1988.

Weekend War
Genre	Action Adventure War
Written by	Dennis Hackin Steven Hackin Gregory Widen
Directed by	Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring	Stephen Collins Daniel Stern Evan Mirand
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Gil Atamian Paul Pompian
Producer	Paul Pompian
Production locations	Arecibo, Puerto Rico Loiza, Puerto Rico
Cinematography	King Baggot
Editor	Barrett Taylor
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Pompian-Atamian Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)

Plot

The plot concerns a rag-tag group of U.S. Army reservists who are deployed to Honduras to build a runway. After an intervention by the U.S. Embassy, the crew are then sent to a dangerous nearby village to repair a bridge. The title comes from one particular character's death scene, wherein he remarks, "Two tours in 'Nam I never get hit. This is a lousy weekend war!"

Cast

• Stephen Collins as Capt. John Deason
• Daniel Stern as Dr. David Garfield
• Evan Mirand as Dulcy
• Michael Beach as Wiley
• Scott Paulin as Rudd
• James Tolkan as Dr. Alex Thompson
• Victor Mohica
• Kidany Lugo
• Charles Haid as Sgt. Kupjack
• Christine Healy as Elaine Garfield
• Charles Kimbrough as Father Leary
• Judith Baldwin as Kristen
• Joey Carrasco as Rowan

Reception

Actor Charles Haid called this film Stephen Collins' best performance ever in an interview with The Washington Post. He enjoyed working on the film, saying: "We shot it for 20 days in a jungle in the rain, under the sun, with bugs ... It was great. This time we got to say something. That's why I'm happy I did it: I am actually involved in a project that I believe in 100 percent."^[1]

Home media

The film was released on VHS in 1992 by Columbia Tristar Home Video.

See also

List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company