- HD 1080
- Runtime: 94m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Nancy Savoca
- Stars: River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark, Mitchell Whitfield
- keywords: vietnam war, san francisco, california, love, u.s. marine, woman director, 1960s
- Production_studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: A love story.
- The Dogfight is featured in the top rankings of 1991
- #17 in Top Romance Movies of 1991
- #50 in Top Drama Movies of 1991
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”.