Why it may be worth watching
- Operation Dumbo Drop combines Action and Adventure elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary.
- Viewers currently rate it 5.2/10 from 197 votes.
Movie
Operation Dumbo Drop
A top-secret mission of gigantic proportions!
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!
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Cast
Danny GloverCapt. Sam Cahill
Ray LiottaCapt. T.C. Doyle
Denis LearyLt. David Poole
Doug E. DougSp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford
Corin NemecSp5 Lawrence Farley
Dinh Thien LeLinh
Tchéky KaryoGoddard
Hoang LyColonel Nguyen
Vo Trung AnhLt. Quang, NVA
Marshall BellColonel Pederson
James HongY B'ham
Long NguyenJhon
Tim KelleherC-123 Pilot
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Action, Adventure, Comedy.
Content notes
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Themes and topics
rescuevietnamelephantpoliticsvillagebased on true storyanimal welfare
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Reviews
r96skExternal review ·
I don't think it's anything absolutely bad, but <em>'Operation Dumbo Drop'</em> is pretty lacklustre and a bit slow to sit through.
I do like the cast. Danny Glover (Cahill) and Ray Liotta (Doyle) are solid together, while Denis Leary (Poole) and Doug E. Doug (Ashford) may not give anything memorable but both are alright; as is Dinh Thien Le (Linh). Also interesting to see Raymond Cruz appear, in his early years pre-Tuco.
It seems the trio of Glover, Liotta and Leary really don't rate this, given the latter's comments in later years about it; thou…
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I don't think it's anything absolutely bad, but <em>'Operation Dumbo Drop'</em> is pretty lacklustre and a bit slow to sit through.
I do like the cast. Danny Glover (Cahill) and Ray Liotta (Doyle) are solid together, while Denis Leary (Poole) and Doug E. Doug (Ashford) may not give anything memorable but both are alright; as is Dinh Thien Le (Linh). Also interesting to see Raymond Cruz appear, in his early years pre-Tuco.
It seems the trio of Glover, Liotta and Leary really don't rate this, given the latter's comments in later years about it; though it sounds like that's more to do with the filming process, rather than the end product.
I more than likely wont be revisiting this any time soon, but I don't hate it or anything.
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