Weekend War

*Weekend War*
Weekend War
Genre	Action; Adventure; War
Written by	; ; Gregory Widen
Directed by	Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring	Stephen Collins; Daniel Stern;
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	;
Producers	Paul Pompian; Gregory Widen (co-producer); Peter Rich (associate producer); Rhonda Bloom (associate producer)
Production locations	Arecibo, Puerto Rico; Loiza, Puerto Rico
Cinematography	King Baggot
Editor
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	; Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color (Technicolor)
Audio format	Mono
Original release	February 1, 1988;

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.

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
Charles Haid as Sgt. Kupjack
Christine Healy as Elaine Garfield
Charles Kimbrough as Father Leary
Judith Baldwin as Kristen

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.

References[]

^ Washington Post, January 31, 1988, TV TAB, p. Y7.

External links[]

Weekend War at IMDb

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[1] Washington Post, January 31, 1988, TV TAB, p. Y7.

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