History Film / Inchon

* TheDogBitesBack: Park. After having been forcibly drafted into the North Korean forces, he seizes an opportunity when his unit is ambushed by a South Korean guerrilla to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill the commissar who forced him to join when he is injured and unable to move]].

Following [[TroubledProduction a long and very difficult production]], the film only had a limited theatrical release, getting pulled from theaters quickly because of poor box office returns. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes It has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the GoodLife Network (now YTA TV)]].

Following [[TroubledProduction a long and very difficult production]], the film only had a limited theatrical release, getting pulled from theaters quickly because of poor box office returns. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. It has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network (now [=YTA TV=]).

** The film's depiction of the Hangang Bridge bombing. In real life, the bridge was blown up at 2:30am, and the hundreds of civilian casualties were the result of the South Korean military demolishing the bridge to stop the North Koreans from taking it without evacuating the bridge first, killing somewhere between 500 and 1000 civilians and accidentally cutting off the retreat path for one of their own divisions - despite the North Koreans still being ''six to eight hours away''. [[https://books.google.se/books?id=0Zk-CgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA170&ots=2GyAreV_AK&dq=inchon%20movie%20bride%20groom&hl=sv&pg=PA174#v=onepage&q=inchon%20movie%20bride%20groom&f=false Apparently]], the one who gave the order was the South Korean ROK's army chief of staff, General Chae Pyong Duk, who did so [[DirtyCoward as soon as he himself had crossed it]]. In the movie, the demolition happens in broad daylight, and the bridge is being overrun by North Korean troops when the explosives are detonated, portraying the decision to blow it up with civilians still on it as a painful, but necessary sacrifice.

The movie was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings, in which devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people. His son, named Kook Moon, more often known as Justin, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

The plot concerns USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Creator/Ben
Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Creator/RichardRoundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Creator/JacquelineBisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and 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 to handle such an undertaking. Throughout the movie, we also get glimpses of Park (Won Namkung) and Mila (Lydia Lei), a young Korean couple who are about to be married, but get separated by the war. All in all, it is a mixture of action, romance and drama.

The plot concerns USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Creator/RichardRoundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Creator/JacquelineBisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and 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 to handle such an undertaking. Throughout the movie, we also get glimpses of Park (Won Namkung) and Mila (Lydia Lei), a young Korean couple who are about to be married, but get separated by the war. All in all, it is a mixture of action, romance and drama.

** The film's depiction of the Hangang Bridge bombing. In real life, the bridge was blown up at 2:30am, and the hundreds of civilian casualties were the result of the South Korean military demolishing the bridge to stop the North Koreans from taking it without evacuating the bridge first (though the North Koreans were 6-8 hours away), killing somewhere between 500 and 1000 civilians and accidentally cutting off the retreat path for one of their own divisions. [[https://books.google.se/books?id=0Zk-CgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA170&ots=2GyAreV_AK&dq=inchon%20movie%20bride%20groom&hl=sv&pg=PA174#v=onepage&q=inchon%20movie%20bride%20groom&f=false Apparently]], the one who gave the order was the South Korean ROK's army chief of staff, General Chae Pyong Duk, who did so [[DirtyCoward as soon as he himself had crossed it]]. In the movie, the demolition happens in broad daylight, and the bridge is being overrun by North Korean troops when the explosives are detonated, portraying the decision to blow it up with civilians still on it as a painful, but necessary sacrifice, even though, during the real life bombing, the North Koreans '''hadn't even gotten to the bridge yet'''.

Following [[TroubledProduction a long and very difficult production]], the film had a limited theatrical release. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. It has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network (now [=YTA TV=]).

The movie was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings, in which devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people. His son, named Kook Moon (stop snickering) but more often known as Justin, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

Why make a movie about the battle of Inchon? Well, it was apparently a choice between this or making a movie about UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} or Music/ElvisPresley. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer That is not a joke.]] Then a fortune teller claimed that she spoke to [=MacArthur=], who gave Moon the personal go-ahead for ''Inchon''. Still not kidding. Moon wanted to show a pivotal moment in Korean history as well as portray [=MacArthur=] as a deeply spiritual man. The end goal of ''Inchon'' was to be the start of a series of ten or so movies about the Bible.

Following [[TroubledProduction a long and very difficult production]], the film had a limited theatrical release and it only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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. In 1983, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor (for Olivier), with Gazzara also being nominated for Worst Supporting Actor.[[note]]"losing" to [[Creator/EdMcMahon Ed McMahon]] for ''Butterfly''[[/note]] The previous year, it also got the Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Picture. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. Because of its notoriously negative reception, it has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network (now [=YTA TV=]).

Following [[TroubledProduction a long and very difficult production]], the film had a limited theatrical release and it only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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. In 1983, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor (for Olivier), with Gazzara also being nominated for Worst Supporting Actor.[[note]]"losing" to [[Creator/EdMcMahon Ed McMahon]] for ''Film/{{Butterfly}}''[[/note]] The previous year, it also got the Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Picture. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. Because of its notoriously negative reception, it has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network (now [=YTA TV=]).

''Inchon'' is a 1981 film directed by Creator/TerenceYoung about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, set during the Battle of Inchon (1950) between the U.S., led by General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, and the North Koreans.

The movie was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, named Kook Moon (stop snickering) but more often known as Justin, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

Why make a movie about the battle of Inchon? Well, it was apparently a choice between this or making a movie about UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} or Music/ElvisPresley. [[SincerityMode That is not a joke.]] Then a fortune teller claimed that she spoke to [=MacArthur=], who gave Moon the personal go-ahead for ''Inchon''. Still not kidding. Moon wanted to show a pivotal moment in Korean history as well as portray [=MacArthur=] as a deeply spiritual man. The end goal of ''Inchon'' was to be the start of a series of ten or so movies about the Bible.

The film had a limited theatrical release and it only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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. In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. Because of its notoriously negative reception, it has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's former TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network (now [=YTA TV=]).

The film had a limited theatrical release and it only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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. In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1.25 million, plus overtime, in deposits of several briefcases. Because of its notoriously negative reception, it has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's defunct TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network.

The movie was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, named Kook Moon ([[UnfortunateNames stop snickering]]) but more often known as Justin, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

The movie was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, named Kook Moon ([[UnfortunateNames stop snickering]]), also owns a pistol manufacturer.

* TheCameo: Creator/OmarSharif pops up as Indian Army Colonel [[https://www.indembassyseoul.gov.in/page/india-rok-defence-relations/#:~:text=During%20the%20Korean%20War%20(1950,Pyongyang%20on%2029%20November%201950. A.G. Rangaraj]].

''Inchon'' was a PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, named Kook Moon ([[UnfortunateNames stop snickering]]), also owns a pistol manufacturer.

The film had a limited theatrical release and it only grossed $5.2 million at the box office on a $46 million budget, resulting in one of the worst {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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. In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier, who was paid $1 million in deposits of several briefcases. Because of its notoriously negative reception, it has never been released on home video, and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's defunct TV network, the [=GoodLife=] Network.

''Inchon'' was [[PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely]] funded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Its followers being known (derisively) as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, named Kook Moon ([[UnfortunateNames stop snickering]]), also owns a pistol manufacturer.

Why make a movie about the battle of Inchon? Well, it was apparently a choice between this or making a movie about Jesus or Elvis. That is not a joke. Then a fortune teller claimed that she spoke to [=MacArthur=], who gave Moon the personal go-ahead for ''Inchon''. Still not kidding. Moon wanted to show a pivotal moment in Korean history as well as portray [=MacArthur=] as a deeply spiritual man. The end goal of ''Inchon'' was to be the start of a series of 10 or so movies about the Bible. It had a limited theatrical release and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's defunct TV network.

The plot stars USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Creator/RichardRoundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Creator/JacquelineBisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and 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 to handle such an undertaking. Throughout the movie, we also get glimpses of Park (Won Namkung) and Mila (Lydia Lei), a young Korean couple who are about to be married, but get separated by the war.

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 {{Box Office Bomb}}s 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.

In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki. Moon wanted to keep his involvement a secret since the Unification Church is perceived as a cult, so all of the actors and crew were paid in cash, including Olivier who was paid $1 million in deposits of several briefcases.

''Inchon'' was [[PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely]] funded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Derisively known as "Moonies," they are one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, the aptly-named Kook Moon, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

* PrecisionFStrike: [=MacArthur=]'s first scene has one (that's unfortunately [[{{Bowdlerise}} blanked out because it's from the [=GoodLife=] TV airing]]):
-->'''[=MacArthur=]''': I warned Washinton. I knew it, I knew it. What do you expect from politicians? '''Bull'''-shit.

In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Laurence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki.

Why make a movie about the battle of Inchon? Well, it was apparently a choice between this and making a movie about Jesus or Elvis. That is not a joke. Then a fortune teller claimed that she spoke to [=MacArthur=], who gave Moon the personal go-ahead for ''Inchon''. Still not kidding. Moon wanted to show a pivotal moment in Korean history as well as portray [=MacArthur=] as a deeply spiritual man. The end goal of ''Inchon'' was to be the start of a series of 10 or so movies about the Bible. It had a limited theatrical release and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's defunct TV network.

''Inchon'' was [[PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely]] funded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Derisively known as "Moonies', they are probably one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, the aptly-named Kook Moon, also owns a pistol manufacturer.

''Inchon'' was [[PropagandaPiece funded almost entirely]] funded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Derisively known as "Moonies', they are probably one of the largest and most famous cults in the western world, right behind Scientology. Moon was one of the richest men in the world, owned ''The Washington Times'', claimed to be the messiah, and was famous for his mass weddings. (Devotees were led into a room where the Rev. Moon randomly paired up people.) His son, the aptly-named Kook Moon, also owns a pistol manufacturer. Why make a movie about the battle of Inchon? Well, it was apparently a choice between this and making a movie about Jesus or Elvis. That is not a joke. Then a fortune teller claimed that she spoke to [=MacArthur=], who gave Moon the personal go-ahead for ''Inchon''. Still not kidding. Moon wanted to show a pivotal moment in Korean history as well as portray [=MacArthur=] as a deeply spiritual man. The end goal of ''Inchon'' was to be the start of a series of 10 or so movies about the Bible. It had a limited theatrical release and is only available in VHS recordings ripped from the Unification Church's defunct TV network.

''Inchon'' is a 1981 film directed by Creator/TerenceYoung about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a [[PropagandaPiece propaganda vehicle]] for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

* PrecisionFStrike: [=MacArthur=]'s first scene has one (that's unfortunately [[Bowdlerise blanked out because it's from the GoodLife TV airing]]):
-->'''[=MacArthur=]''': I warned Washinton. I knew it, I knew it. What do you expect from politicians? '''Bull''-shit.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Throughout the movie, Frank, a U.S. Marine, is in contact with [=MacArthur=], a General in the U.S. ''Army''. Even though [=MacArthur=] was in charge of the operation as a whole, Frank would be expected to get his orders from another Marine higher in the chain of command.

The plot stars USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Creator/RichardRoundtree), 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 tries to get to safety, and 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 to handle such an undertaking. Throughout the movie, we also get glimpses of Park (Won Namkung) and Mila (Lydia Lei), a young Korean couple who are about to be married, but get separated by the war.