Operation Dumbo Drop
“A top-secret mission of gigantic proportions!”
Synopsis
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 reluctantly accept a challenging mission: to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant across 200 miles of rugged jungle terrain. Chaos ensues when Capt. Sam Cahill makes a promise to the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe.
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Edited by O Nicholas BrownShot by Russell BoydScored by David NewmanDesigned by Paul Peters
Box Office
1995 · Box office
Grossed $24.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$24.7M
Opening weekend: $6.4M — 26% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $10.7M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,145 theaters
Also known as
- Operation Dumbode
- Operación elefantees
- Quando gli elefanti volavanoit
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Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Danny Glover
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Ray Liotta
as Capt. T.C. Doyle
Denis Leary
as Lt. David Poole
Doug E Doug
as SP4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford
Corin Nemec
as Sp5 Lawrence Farley
Dinh Thien Le
as Linh
Tcheky Karyo
as Goddard
Hoang Ly
as Col. Nguyen
Vo Trung Anh
as Lt. Quang, NVA
Marshall Bell
as Col. Pederson
James Hong
as Y B'ham
Long Nguyen
as Jhon
Supporting cast
22Tim Kelleher
as C-123 Pilot
Scott N Stevens
as C-123 Co-Pilot
Kevin Larosa
as Irish, Huey Pilot #1
Christopher Ward
as Cowboy, Huey Co-Pilot
Robert Kevin Miller
as Huey Gunner #1
Raymond Cruz
as Staff Sergeant Adams
Michael Lee Ming Yeung
as Village Elder
Le Minh Tien
as NVA Captain
Mac Van Nam
as NVA Lieutenant
Ton Nguyen That
as Feed Salesman
Somsak Hormsombat
as Bike Driver
Lionel Douglass
as Lieutenant
Tien Nguyen Van
as NVA Anti-Aircraft Gunner
Doi Chettawat Kanboon
as Lihn (6 years)
Chern Dao Van
as Lihn's Father
Steve Countouriotis
as Huey Co-Pilot #2
Mark S Bryant
as C-130 Pilot
Jared Chandler
as C-130 Co-Pilot
Nick Satriano
as Red
Hing Hang Quang
as Old Villager
Thanh Nguyen
as NVA Soldier
Wichien Nguyen Thi
as Peasant Woman
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