History Film / Inchon

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Olivier's attempt at an American accent sounds rather like a bad W.C. Fields impression. This is especially apparent during [=MacArthur=]'s speech at the Operation Chromite briefing.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Olivier's attempt at an American accent sounds rather like a bad W.C. Fields impression.

* CasualDangerDialogue: A rather glaring one early in the film, when Hallsworth and Henderson have a rather leisurely stroll to their truck while a battle between the North Korean forces and the ROK fight in the background.

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara)[[note]]Based on a real person, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Eugene F. Clark, who didn't sign a release allowing the film makers to use his name and character for the film because the film character was portrayed as having an affair[[/note]] an American soldier based in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and trying to geto safety, and General Douglas [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to lead such an operation.

''Inchon'' is a 1982 film about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by Douglas [=McArthur=], and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a propaganda vehicle for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier based in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and trying to geto safety, and General Douglas [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to lead such an operation.

''Inchon'' is a 1982 film about the Korean War, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by Douglas [=McArthur=], and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a propaganda vehicle for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier based in South Korea, who gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade South Korea, along with his estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), who is trapped in the combat zone, and a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree). Meanwhile, General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old.

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier based in South Korea, who gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade South Korea, along with his estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), who is trapped in the combat zone, and a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree). Meanwhile,

* DeathOfTheHypothenuse: [[spoiler:Frank's mistress is killed while assisting in the raid on the lighthouse]].

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The events portrayed in the film are only superficially adapted from history.

* KickTheDog: North Koreans are shown killing Southern civilian gratuitously and demolishing their homes.

In 1982, the film earned four Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Lawrence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a TropeNamer for this wiki.

!! Inchon provides examples of:

** Take a shot everytime you see someone dressing in more modern outfits, despite the film taking place in 1950. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] for the North Koreans, who ''still'' dress like that even after this film was made!
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Admitted in the opening disclaimer: [[CaptainObvious THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY OF THE WAR IN KOREA BUT A DRAMATIZED STORY OF THE EFFECT OF WAR ON A GROUP OF PEOPLE]]. WHERE DRAMATIC LICENSE HAS BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY, THE AUTHORS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS LICENSE TO DRAMATIZE THE SUBJECT.

* AllStarCast: The lead actors are Creator/LaurenceOlivier, Jacqueline Bisset and Ben Gazzara.
* {{Anvilicious}}: The Unification Church did its best to force the religious message in the story as hard as it could, only resulting in a horrid mess.

* CreatorKiller: After directing this film, Terence Young (known for the first three James Bond films) never directed another internationally released film.
* ExecutiveMeddling: A case when the higher-ups directly reworked the footage and edit it, despite not having any experience whatsoever.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: After the screening at Cannes, it was not released in neither VHS or DVD. Nowadays it can only be found in pirated copies ripped from cable TV, or on Youtube.

* SpecialEffectFailure: There are many instances of badly done SFX, such as {{greenscreen}}ed explosions, obvious fake-looking props, and paper cutouts of planes hanging from a thread over footage.

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The film was awarded four Golden Raspberry awards for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Lawrence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a TropeNamer for this wiki.

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** Take a shot everytime you see someone dressing in more modern outfits, despite the film taking place between 1950 and 1953. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] for the North Koreans, who ''still'' dress like that even after this film was made!

* SpecialEffectFailure: There are many instances of badly done SFX, such as {{greenscreen}}ed explosions, obvious fake-looking props, and paper cutouts of planes hanging from a thread over footage.

* SpecialEffectFailure: There are many istances of badly done SFX, such as greenscreened explosions, obvious fake-looking props, and paper cutouts of planes hanging from a thread over footage.

It is a mixture of action, romance and drama. It only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{BoxOfficeBombs}} in history. It was then showcased at the 35th Cannes film festival, with a $250.000 advertising campaign that failed to get enough buyers interested.

* Anvilicious: The Unification Church did its best to force the religious message in the story as hard as it could, only resulting in a horrid mess.

''Inchon'' is a 1982 film about the Korean War, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by Douglas McArthur, and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a propaganda vehicle for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

It is a mixture of action, romance and drama. It only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst BoxOfficeBombs in history. It was then showcased at the 35th Cannes film festival, with a $250.000 advertising campaign that failed to get enough buyers interested.

Anvilicious: The Unification Church did its best to force the religious message in the story as hard as it could, only resulting in a horrid mess.
KeepCirculatingTheTapes: After the screening at Cannes, it was not released in neither VHS or DVD. Nowadays it can only be found in pirated copies ripped from cable TV, or on Youtube.
SpecialEffectFailure: There are many istances of badly done SFX, such as greenscreened explosions, obvious fake-looking props, and paper cutouts of planes hanging from a thread over footage.

It is a mixture of action, romance and drama.

!! Inchon provides examples of: