Do We Get To Win This Time is a reported look at how Hollywood has depicted and defined the Vietnam War, and how those films still resonate today, both culturally and politically. This podcast will chronicle many of the infamous movies that feature the Vietnam War, spanning from films made during the conflict to those produced decades later. Every episode features interviews with key filmmakers, experts, and veterans as Brian grapples with what each of these movies tells us about the most divisive conflict in our country’s history and America’s perception of it.
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Do We Get To Win This Time is a reported look at how Hollywood has depicted and defined the Vietnam War, and how those films still resonate today, both culturally and politically. This podcast will chronicle many of the infamous movies that feature the Vietnam War, spanning from films made during the conflict to those produced decades later. Every episode features interviews with key filmmakers, experts, and veterans as Brian grapples with what each of these movies tells us about the most divisive conflict in our country’s history and America’s perception of it.
Oliver Stone returns to Vietnam with ‘Born on the Fourth of July’—a movie that closes out the ’80s, as well as the Vietnam movie boom. But ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Dead Presidents’ prove that ’90s audiences aren’t ready to leave Vietnam for good.
Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Running on Empty’ (1988), ‘Dogfight’ (1991), and ‘Heaven and Earth’ (1993).
Host: Brian Raftery
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby Wagner
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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Do We Get To Win This Time?
Do We Get To Win This Time is a reported look at how Hollywood has depicted and defined the Vietnam War, and how those films still resonate today, both culturally and politically. This podcast will chronicle many of the infamous movies that feature the Vietnam War, spanning from films made during the conflict to those produced decades later. Every episode features interviews with key filmmakers, experts, and veterans as Brian grapples with what each of these movies tells us about the most divisive conflict in our country’s history and America’s perception of it.
