Original music r2 dvd not us at the best online prices at ebay. It was filmed on the set of another famous militarythemed series. Tour of duty came on tv in 1987, a time in which hollywood began to address the vietnam war with a deluge of movies, many of them memorable, others not. Tour of duty, airwold, mac gyver, knight rider, star trek, charmed, ghost whisper, dawsons creek, the ateam, beverly hills, mission impossible. Well the first season was excellent, but afterwords, while still remaining quite watchable just wasnt as compelling as that first season due to the fact that the powers that be seemed content to make the show more like the lesser artistically, yet bigger ratingswise, china beach. Staring ramon franco, tony becker, stan foster and john dye. I watched all the series and it potrays the vietnam war just like it was when i was there. Terence knoxs current projects and information tour of duty. Tour of duty is an american military drama television series based on events in the vietnam war, broadcast on cbs. When the platoon is transferred to the tan son nhut base outside of saigon, its a whole new war with different battles and new. Staring lee majors, malcolmjamal warner, stephen caffrey and eric bruskotter. Platoon on reconnaissance patrol with goldmans platoon is ambushed by the nva, the enemy soldiers appearing to vanish before goldman and his men can intersect them, the inexperienced lieutenant mistakenly calling fire on the surviving members of the other platoon as they emerge from the heavy undergrowth. Tour of duty the complete first season originally aired from 1987 to 1988, and was the first tv series about the vietnam war. Tour of duty locks and loads clifford terry, chicago tribuneall 58 episodes on an 11disc set over 45 hours enjoy the groundbreaking tv series that was the first to depict the vietnam war through the eyes of a single platoon of young u.
Tour of duty is quite frankly one of my most favorite tv series of all time, and for good reason too. The osbournes best of the tour of duty episode about ozzys tour rehearsals season 1. Terence knox on the fabulous films dvd tour of duty documentary latest news man left behind terence knox has narrated the film the man left behind. A platoon of soldiers battles its way through a tour of duty in vietnam. Find out when and where you can watch tour of duty episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show. Joining the regular cast for the final season are john dye tvs touched by an. You have to see this movie as part of the time it was made. Tour of duty was unique in that it lacked the sensationalized stories of films like platoon and full metal jacket, but it was also missing the realistic, graphic battle scenes of the. Rent tour of duty 1987 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The series ran for three seasons, from september 24, 1987, to april 28, 1990, for a total of 58 onehour episodes. He selects the best from a group of new recruits and meets, for the first time, their new. It was inspired by the academy award winning feature film, platoon, making stories about the vietnam war acceptable mainstream entertainment the show followed an american infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the vietnam war.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of tour of duty with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. This was a pretty good, well acted and directed 80s war drama based in vietnam. Tour of duty 1987 1990 opening and closing theme youtube. Aside from being highly entertaining, the show made attempts to show what life was like for soldiers during the vietnam war. Watch full episodes of tour of duty and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The courageous soldiers of bravo company return for more extraordinary adventures in the third and final season of the. After firebase ladybird suffers heavy casualties, sergeant anderson terence knox goes to recruit new soldiers to replace men he lost. Complete series all 58 episodes over 45 hours aired on cbs from 1987 1990 emmy award winner inspired by the movie platoon season 1 before band of brothers there was tour of duty the racially and socially diverse men of bravo company come together and begin their 1year tour in vietnam. He made his debut in robert zemeckiss used cars 1980, and appeared in numerous television series, including lead roles in st. Tour of duty tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide. When tour of duty premiered in september of 1987, cbs scheduled it on. Tour of duty complete dvd 1987 for sale online ebay. Monogram kit 6086 uh1b huey tour of duty series for sale. Tour of duty tv series 1987 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Tour of duty s01 ep02 notes from the underground hd watch. Terence knox born december 16, 1946 is an american film, stage, and television actor. The thrilling and thoughtprovoking drama aired on cbs from 19871990. Tour of duty tv series 19871990 the movie database tmdb. The courageous soldiers of bravo company are back for more actionpacked fighting and riveting human drama in the second season of the landmark vietnam series, tour of duty. Original title tour of duty tv series year 1987 running time 45 min. Watch tour of duty episodes online season 1 1988 tv. Special guests include kim delaney, ving rhames, michael madsen, carl weathers and many others. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The platoon is checking out a village and are attacked by the nva. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In 1987, there was no real visual example of what the war in vietnam was really all about. Country united states director steve duncan creator, l. Tour of duty takes place in 1967, when the war in vietnam has escalated to terrifying heights. Tour of duty tv series 19871990 the movie database. Tour of duty is an american drama television series on cbs.
The complete series on dvd 0433961842 from sony pictures home entertainment. Tv series set in vietnam 1987 the military channel. Tour of duty the complete collection 15 dvds uk import. Rent tour of duty 1987 starring stephen caffrey and terence knox on dvd and bluray. It ran for three seasons from september 1987 to april 1990 as 58 onehour episodes. The three complete seasons of this show feature the daily struggles and moral dilemmas of war with captivating drama.
Travis clark and produced by zev braun the show follows an american infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the vietnam. A series of 58 episodes about a platoon of us soldiers in 1968 based in vietnam. Complete series on dvd 826831071466 from sony pictures home entertainment. The opening theme song was an abbreviated version of the rolling stones hit paint it, black that had featured in the end titles of the 1987 vietnam war film full. While seasons one and three had standard, fullseason episode orders from. Directed by 20 writing credits 26 cast 425 produced by 17. Posey, randy roberts, charles correll, bill duke, edwin sherin, george kaczender, paul lynch. Tour of duty was an american drama television series on cbs. Download tour of duty the complete first season full. The courageous soldiers of bravo company return for more extraordinary adventures in the third and final season of the groundbreaking vietnam series tour of duty. Tour of duty 10 facts about the 1980s vietnam war drama. Vhs trailer for the 1980s vietnam war tv series tour of duty. Like most fighting units in country, company b is a diverse mixture of young men, mostly teenagers, from across the united states.
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