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* EditedForSyndication: For the broadcast versions of the film, the tape reading "Shit" on Crandall's helmet is either digitally removed or the writing is obscured. The audio is also muted whenever someone the second part of his call sign.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Sam Elliot participated in the boot camp training with the rest of the cast.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Sam Elliot participated in the The cast attended a boot camp training with the rest ahead of the cast.filming.
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* FakeAmerican: Mel Gibson (Australian) and Barry Pepper (Canadian).
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* FakeAmerican: Mel Gibson (Australian) (Australian[[note]]albeit born and raised in the US and retains his American citizenship[[/note]]) and Barry Pepper (Canadian).
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** Joseph D Galloway also approved the film, though he had to leave during one scene, being unable to relive some parts of the war.
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** Joseph D L. Galloway also approved the film, though he had to leave during one scene, being unable to relive some parts of the war.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Double subverted. The film is set in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but was shot at Fort Hunter-Liggett, an Army post in San Luis Obispo County, California, which in turn is a dead ringer for the Ia Drang Valley. Not all of Vietnam was jungle or city.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Double subverted. ApprovalOfGod:
** Despite the liberties take with the battle (see below), the real Hal Moore stated that the film was "the first" to get the war right.
** Joseph D Galloway also approved the film, though he had to leave during one scene, being unable to relive some parts of the war.
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** The film is set in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but was shot at Fort Hunter-Liggett, an Army post in San Luis Obispo County, California, which in turn is a dead ringer for the Ia Drang Valley. Not all of Vietnam was jungle or city.
** Despite the liberties take with the battle (see below), the real Hal Moore stated that the film was "the first" to get the war right.
** Joseph D Galloway also approved the film, though he had to leave during one scene, being unable to relive some parts of the war.
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** The film is set in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but was shot at Fort Hunter-Liggett, an Army post in San Luis Obispo County, California, which in turn is a dead ringer for the Ia Drang Valley. Not all of Vietnam was jungle or city.
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* CastTheExpert: Some Vietnamese actors in the film were Vietnam army veterans.
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* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Sam Elliot participated in the boot camp training with the rest of the cast.
* EnforcedMethodActing: The film was shot in chronological order so that the scenes of the soldiers leaving for battle would be the last time the actors were on-screen with their families.
* FakeAmerican: Mel Gibson (Australian) and Barry Pepper (Canadian).
* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things. Ryan Hurst and Barry Pepper had starred in ''Saving Private Ryan'' as well.
* RealLifeRelative: Randall Wallace's son plays the French bugler in the opening scene.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Most of the actors were cast based on their physical resemblances to the real men.
* ThrowItIn: Sgt Savage's tripping was improvised by Ryan Hurst.
* {{Tuckerization}}: A baby in the hospital nursery is named 'Papac', as a tribute to the film's armorer Michael Papac.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The film was shot in chronological order so that the scenes of the soldiers leaving for battle would be the last time the actors were on-screen with their families.
* FakeAmerican: Mel Gibson (Australian) and Barry Pepper (Canadian).
* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things. Ryan Hurst and Barry Pepper had starred in ''Saving Private Ryan'' as well.
* RealLifeRelative: Randall Wallace's son plays the French bugler in the opening scene.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Most of the actors were cast based on their physical resemblances to the real men.
* ThrowItIn: Sgt Savage's tripping was improvised by Ryan Hurst.
* {{Tuckerization}}: A baby in the hospital nursery is named 'Papac', as a tribute to the film's armorer Michael Papac.
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** The first part of the movie takes place at Fort Benning and was filmed there.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: While very similar looking, the German title ''Wir waren Helden'' (We Were Heroes) replaces the most significant word in the title for no discernible reason.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Double subverted. The film is set in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but was shot at Fort Hunter-Liggett, an Army post in northern San Luis Obispo County, California, which in turn is a dead ringer for the Ia Drang Valley. Not all of Vietnam was jungle or city.
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* In RealLife, the battle at LZ X-Ray was largely a draw, with both sides achieving the goals they set out for: The Americans wanted to seek out the North Vietnamese Army in a large-scale engagement and force them off of a base they had established, as well as testing out the new Air Cavalry doctrine the US had developed. The North Vietnamese wanted to lure the Americans into a prepared ambush and similarly probe the new enemy to figure out their strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, the surrounded and outnumbered Americans persevered because the NVA was unable to cut off their air bridge: the helicopters kept bringing in fresh supplies and reinforcements, and carried off the wounded, while repeated air strikes kept the NVA from being able to overrun the landing areas. Ultimately, two more American battalions were flown in, evening the numbers out, the NVA withdrew, and the Americans similarly departed soon after, to clear out of the area before a carpet bombing strike of the area by heavy bombers. In the end, the battle ended with neither side holding the territory in the immediate aftermath.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Double subverted. The film is set in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but was shot in northern California, which in turn is a dead ringer for the Ia Drang Valley. Not all of Vietnam was jungle or city.
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* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things.things.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.soft-Gs.
* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things.
* FollowTheLeader: Was one of the war films following up the giant success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' that displayed realistic combat violence but was also respectful to the cause and sacrifices of the troops involved. Really worthy of note given how most of the iconic films about the Vietnam War released prior portrayed things.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Matt Dillon is [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]].
* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Matt Dillon is [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]].
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Matt Dillon is [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]].soft-Gs.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Captain Matt Dillon is [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]].
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ey-oh", "Re-fuge-ee-oh", with a hard soft front-of-the-tongue G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce Spanish-style back-of-the-tongue soft-Gs.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ey-oh". The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce soft-Gs.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ey-oh"."Re-fuge-ey-oh", with a hard G, the same way most English speakers not from Refugio do. The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce soft-Gs.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: When Joe Galloway tells Hal Moore that he's from Refugio, Texas, he pronounces it "Re-fuge-ey-oh". The [[ItsPronouncedTroPay town's name is pronounced]] more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio,_Texas "Re-fury-oh"]]. It's a long story, involving Spanish settlements and [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora Irish colonists]] who couldn't pronounce soft-Gs.
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