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DramaWarAction

Uncommon Valor

- Seven men with one thing in common...

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Release Date : 1983-12-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gene Hackman

Character Name : Col. Cal Rhodes

Original Name : Gene Hackman

Gender : Male

Fred Ward

Character Name : Wilkes

Original Name : Fred Ward

Gender : Male

Robert Stack

Character Name : MacGregor

Original Name : Robert Stack

Gender : Male

Patrick Swayze

Character Name : Kevin Scott

Original Name : Patrick Swayze

Gender : Male

Harold Sylvester

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Harold Sylvester

Gender : Male

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Randall "Tex" Cobb

Gender : Male

Tim Thomerson

Character Name : Charts

Original Name : Tim Thomerson

Gender : Male

Alice Lau Nga-Lai

Character Name : Lai Fun

Original Name : Alice Lau Nga-Lai

Gender : Female

Kwan Hi Lim

Character Name : Jiang

Original Name : Kwan Hi Lim

Gender : Male

Kelly Junkerman

Character Name : Paul MacGregor

Original Name : Kelly Junkerman

Gender : Male

Todd Allen

Character Name : Frank Rhodes

Original Name : Todd Allen

Gender : Male

Gail Strickland

Character Name : Helen Rhodes

Original Name : Gail Strickland

Gender : Female

Reb Brown

Character Name : Blaster

Original Name : Reb Brown

Gender : Male

Jane Kaczmarek

Character Name : Mrs. Wilkes

Original Name : Jane Kaczmarek

Gender : Female

Gloria Stroock

Character Name : Mrs. MacGregor

Original Name : Gloria Stroock

Gender : Male

Jeremy Kemp

Character Name : Ferryman

Original Name : Jeremy Kemp

Gender : Male

Debi Parker

Character Name : Mai Ling

Original Name : Debi Parker

Gender : Female

Charles Aidman

Character Name : Sen. Hastings

Original Name : Charles Aidman

Gender : Male

Constance Forslund

Character Name : Mrs. Charts

Original Name : Constance Forslund

Gender : Female

Jan Tříska

Character Name : Gericault

Original Name : Jan Tříska

Gender : Male

Michael Dudikoff

Character Name : Blaster's Assistant

Original Name : Michael Dudikoff

Gender : Male

Emmett Dennis III

Character Name : Medic #1

Original Name : Emmett Dennis III

Gender : Male

Charles Faust

Character Name : G.I. #1

Original Name : Charles Faust

Gender : Male

Dave Austin

Character Name : G.I. #2

Original Name : Dave Austin

Gender : Male

Le Tuan

Character Name : Guard #1

Original Name : Le Tuan

Gender : Male

James Edgcomb

Character Name : CIA Agent

Original Name : James Edgcomb

Gender : Male

Ken Farmer

Character Name : Jail Guard

Original Name : Ken Farmer

Gender : Male

Tad Horino

Character Name : Mr. Ky

Original Name : Tad Horino

Gender : Male

Bruce Paul Barbour

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Bruce Paul Barbour

Gender : Male

Steve Solberg

Character Name : P.O.W. #1

Original Name : Steve Solberg

Gender : Male

Laurence Neber

Character Name : P.O.W. #2

Original Name : Laurence Neber

Gender : Male

Don Mantooth

Character Name : P.O.W. #3

Original Name : Don Mantooth

Gender : Male

Jerry Supiran

Character Name : Frank at 9

Original Name : Jerry Supiran

Gender : Male

Brett Johnson

Character Name : Kid #1

Original Name : Brett Johnson

Gender : Male

Barret Oliver

Character Name : Kid #2

Original Name : Barret Oliver

Gender : Male

Marcello Krakoff

Character Name : Kid #3

Original Name : Marcello Krakoff

Gender : Male

Justin Bayly

Character Name : Kid #4

Original Name : Justin Bayly

Gender : Male

Kevin Brando

Character Name : Kid #5

Original Name : Kevin Brando

Gender : Male

Angela Lee Sloan

Character Name : Kid #6

Original Name : Angela Lee Sloan

Gender : Female

Juan Fernández

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Juan Fernández

Gender : Male

Darwyn Carson

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Darwyn Carson

Gender : Female

Nancy Linari

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Nancy Linari

Gender : Female

David Dangler

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : David Dangler

Gender : Male

Joseph Dypwick

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Joseph Dypwick

Gender : Male

William S. Hamilton

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : William S. Hamilton

Gender : Male

Napoleon Hendrix

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Napoleon Hendrix

Gender : Male

Chip Lally

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Chip Lally

Gender : Male

Michael P. May

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Michael P. May

Gender : Male

Tom Randa

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Tom Randa

Gender : Male

Larry Charles White

Character Name : American Soldiers

Original Name : Larry Charles White

Gender : Male

Michael Endoso

Character Name : Son (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Endoso

Gender : Male

Sig Frohlich

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sig Frohlich

Gender : Male

Rorion Gracie

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Rorion Gracie

Gender : Male

Scott Perry

Character Name : Father of POW (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Perry

Gender : Male

Tom Willett

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Willett

Gender : Male

Reviews

L

Lloyd

@LloydGM

2022-03-05

Overall, Uncommon Valor (UV) is a less-flashy atypical Hollywood movie of ex-soldiers being reunited to form a team to rescue Vietnam POWs, using good (but not Oscar quality) humor, and decent near-realistic (but not memorable) special effects to tell a 2-part story of forming a rescue team which then performs their mission. Decades after UV was produced, one could say that it's just another run-of-the-mill movie about rescuing Vietnam POWs; however, this was one of the earlier movies of this genre so I don't think it can be fairly compared with the rest of this ilk. (E.g. Missing In Action was 1985 and the 2nd Rambo movie was 1986.) UV isn't a typical Hollywood attempt at making a blockbuster, yet it did very well in the theater. UV is noteworthy for being more emotional than its brethren; it's not a tear-jerker, nor is it a masterpiece drama since it is a bit light-hearted in many places and uses humor liberally. (The humor isn't comedy per se, I felt that its purpose is to reminder us that the characters are misfits and has-beens, ex-soldiers but not ex-warriors, and they're transitioning from plain vanilla real lives to what's normally reserved for elite teams of soldiers like Delta Force. UV has a charm about it that most others lack. The acting isn't superb, but it's still very good. It doesn't have tons of eye-candy special effects, but it does use them fairly appropriately to enhance the story; I'd even go so far to say that, unlike typical Hollywood movies of today, instead of dialogue and story gluing together a bunch of CGI action scenes, UV takes the opposite approach of using action scenes and humor to glue together the story parts and demonstrate that the characters are a bunch of misfits, aging former soldiers brought together for a rescue mission. Patrick Swayze's character is unique here, really gung ho, kind of a counterpoint to the aging ex-soldiers. The 1st half of UV tells a story of ex-soldiers coming together, overcoming their unique prejudices, and re-learning how to work together as a team. Eventually, they form a fairly effective team and the rescue mission is a Go. The action scenes weren't very realistic, but they were still OK, certainly good at demonstrating how the character steadily became a team. The 2nd half of UV is the rescue mission itself, not really anything spectacular and more typical of a Hollywood film. It's not bad at all, just fairly routine, but done well, nonetheless. The action scenes, in particular, are decent but not eye-popping or noteworthy of realism, yet they're sufficient for the story. (Of course, there are scenes which are a bit over-the-top, maybe worth a half-star ding in the overall rating.) PS This review is based on my having seen UV in the theater when released, augmented by my just having watched it again over 30 years later.