In Love and War (1987 film)

In Love and War
American cover
GenreDrama
Thriller
Based onIn Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years
by Jim Stockdale
Sybil Stockdale
Screenplay byCarol Schreder
Directed byPaul Aaron
StarringJames Woods
Jane Alexander
Theme music composerCharles Gross
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJon Avnet
Steve Tisch
ProducerCarol Schreder
CinematographyGayne Rescher
EditorSkip Schoolnik
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesCarol Schneider Productions
Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 16, 1987 (1987-03-16)

In Love and War (1987) is a Vietnam War-based thriller/drama television film starring James Woods and Jane Alexander. It was directed by Paul Aaron. The film is based on the true story of James Stockdale and Sybil Stockdale. James Stockdale, a highest-ranking naval officer, was held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, whilst Sybil Stockdale became a co-founder, and then later served as the national coordinator of the National League of Families, a nonprofit organization that worked on behalf of American Vietnam-era Missing in Action and Prisoner of War Families.[1] The film's screenplay was written by Carol Schreder, who was also one of the film's producers. The screenplay was based on the book In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years, which was written by James and Sybil Stockdale themselves.[2]

The film's production companies were Carol Schneider Productions and Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.[3]

Plot

In Love and War is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's eight-year imprisonment in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. During his confinement in sub-human living conditions within such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, amongst other American prisoners, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Meanwhile, back in America, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.[4]

Cast

Background

The film stars James Woods as James B. 'Jim' Stockdale and Jane Alexander as Sybil Stockdale. Others in the film include Concetta Tomei as Doyen Salsig, Haing S. Ngor as Major Bui, Jon Cedar as Bud Salsig and Jon Cedar as Bud Salsig.[5]

Reportedly, the film's original broadcast had 45 million viewers.

The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1988, for James Woods under the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV".[6]

In the Stockdale's own book In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years, a 1990 Naval Institute Press updated edition featured a quote each from Woods and Alexander on the book and the Stockdale's story. Woods was quoted "Heroes are hard to come by these days. When they exist there are those who inspire us with their quiet fortitude. Jim and Sybil do both." Alexander was quoted "One of the finest stories of a true marriage ever told."[7]

Release

The film first aired on March 16, 1987, on the National Broadcasting Company Network.[3][8] It was released in America on VHS via Vidmark Entertainment, and in 1992 via StarMaker Entertainment, Inc. Lions Gate Home Entertainment released a VHS version on May 17, 1993.[9][10] It was also released on Laserdisc. The only American DVD release was on November 16, 2009, via FremantleMedia.[11] In the UK it was released on DVD twice; on 11 August 2003 via Consolidated[12] and on 11 September 2006 via Boulevard Entertainment Ltd.[13]

In Germany, the film's Cinema VHS release was re-titled P.O.W. - Prisoner of War.[8][14] The film was also released on VHS in the Netherlands via Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) in 2000, and the company released a DVD version in 2007. Globo Vídeo released the film on VHS in Brazil. The film made its first showing in Greece on Aquarius TV in 2001.[3]

Critical reception

Sandra Brennan of Allmovie gave the film two and a half out of five stars.[15]

John J. O'Connor of the New York Times reviewed the film on March 16, 1987, essentially giving an unfavorable rating, stating "The film - directed by Paul Aaron for Tisch/Avnet Productions - shuttles between the American prisoner in North Vietnam and his distraught wife back home, and the effect creates two stories that rarely seem connected. Mr. Woods, a fine actor who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Salvador and will undoubtedly get an Emmy nomination for Promise, is harrowingly persuasive in the prison scenes (one of his interrogators is played by Dr. Haing S. Ngor of The Killing Fields). And Ms. Alexander is quietly effective. But neither actor is served well by the fuzzy script, and when they do get to play a few brief scenes together, Mr. Woods and Ms. Alexander convey the unfortunate impression that they have just met in passing on the set. They do not make a very credible husband and wife. But then this version of In Love and War is not very credible on several levels."[16]

Also on March 16, 1987, Jeff Jarvis of People magazine wrote a review of the film under the "Picks and Pans Review" section of the magazine issue, giving the film an A grade, stating "Not since Friendly Fire have I seen a movie that so effectively portrays the tragic pain and folly of Vietnam — and does so without a single battle scene. A spectacular story superbly told."[17]

On the day of the film's original American broadcast, Daniel Ruth of the Chicago Sun-Times gave a favorable review, stating "With marvelous performances from Woods, Alexander and Ngor, "In Love and War" may be another unpleasant reminder of one of our darker chapters."[18] In a 1991 Chicago Sun-Times review by Mary Houlihan-Skilton, the author gave a positive review, stating "In Love and War James Woods delivers a riveting performance as Cmdr. Jim Stockdale, who holds the dubious honor of being the longest-held American POW during the Vietnam War. With Jane Alexander and Haing S. Ngor, this is a disturbing, intense drama."[19]

In the 1995 book Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second by Jeremy M. Devine, the author spoke of the film, stating "The made-for-television features had also become sources of tape cassettes. Broadcast for the previous calendar year, In Love and War was such a release. Despite a stellar cast including James Woods, Jane Alexander, and Haing S. Ngor, this Paul Aaron-directed feature was rather flat."[20]

In the 2009 book Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors Volume 1 by Jerry Roberts, the section of director Paul Aaron stated "The director added adroitly to the Vietnam War cannon with In Love and War, which dramatized - via James Woods' exceptional portrayal - U.S. pilot Jim Stockdale's imprisonment for eight years in the prisoner-of-war camp known as the Hanoi Hilton."[21]

References

  1. ^ Stockdale, James; Sybil Stockdale (1990) [1984]. In Love and War: the Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-308-3.
  2. ^ In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years: Amazon.co.uk: Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale: Books. ASIN 0060153180.
  3. ^ a b c "In Love and War (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ "In Love and War (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb". IMDb.
  5. ^ "In Love and War (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb". IMDb.
  6. ^ "In Love and War - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ^ Stockdale, Jim; Stockdale, Sybil (1990). In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the ... - Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale - Google Books. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557507846. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  8. ^ a b "In Love and War (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb". IMDb.
  9. ^ "in love and war woods alexander - VHS: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  10. ^ In Love and War [VHS]. In Love and War [VHS]: Jane Alexander, James Woods, Concetta Tomei, Richard McKenzie, James Pax, Haing S. Ngor, Jon Cedar, Sally Klein, Stephen Dorff, Lillian Lehman, Lou Fant, Leo Geter, Paul Aaron, Carol Schreder, Jon Avnet, Steve Tisch, Steven R. McGlothen, Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale: Movies & TV. ASIN 6302794676.
  11. ^ In Love And War (18 April 2006). "In Love And War: Jane Alexander, James Wood: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  12. ^ "In Love and War [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Jane Alexander, James Woods, Concetta Tomei, Richard McKenzie, James Pax, Haing S. Ngor, Jon Cedar, Sally Klein, Stephen Dorff, Lillian Lehman, Lou Fant, Leo Geter, Paul Aaron, Carol Schreder, Jon Avnet, Steve Tisch, Steven R. McGlothen, Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  13. ^ "In Love And War [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: James Woods, Jane Alexander, Concetta Tomei, Haing S. Ngor, Paul Aaron: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  14. ^ "P.O.W. Prisoner of War: Jane Alexander, James Woods, Concetta Tomei, Richard McKenzie, James Pax, Haing S. Ngor, Jon Cedar, Sally Klein, Lillian Lehman, Paul Aaron: Amazon.de: Filme & TV". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  15. ^ "Love and War (1987) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  16. ^ JOHN J. O'CONNORPublished: March 16, 1987 (1987-03-16). "Tv Reviews; James Woods 'In Love And War' - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Jarvis, Jeff (1987-03-16). "Picks and Pans Review: In Love and War". People.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  18. ^ Ruth, Daniel (1987-03-16). "Woods excels in POW drama". Chicago Sun-Times.
  19. ^ Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (1991-05-03). "James Woods is riveting in 'Love and War'". Chicago Sun-Times.
  20. ^ Devine, Jeremy M. (1999). Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 ... - Jeremy M. Devine - Google Books. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292716018. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  21. ^ Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors 2 Volume Set - Jerry Roberts - Google Books. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

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