Friendly Fire (1979)
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The Emmy-winning TV movie Friendly Fire was adapted by Fay Kanin from the fact-based book by C.D.B. Bryan. Carol Burnett and Ned Beatty play Peg and Gene Mullen, the parents of a young soldier who is killed in Vietnam. Dissatisfied with the "official" version of their son's death, Peg… More The Emmy-winning TV movie Friendly Fire was adapted by Fay Kanin from the fact-based book by C.D.B. Bryan. Carol Burnett and Ned Beatty play Peg and Gene Mullen, the parents of a young soldier who is killed in Vietnam. Dissatisfied with the "official" version of their son's death, Peg and Gene conduct a soul-wrenching investigation of their own. Only after months of military stonewalling does the truth come out: their son was accidentally killed by "friendly fire" from American artillery. This revelation leads to Peg Mullen's full-scale embracing of the anti-war movement. Even allowing for the grimness of the story, Carol Burnett's taciturn performance wears on the viewer after a while (one wonders if Peg Mullen ever smiled before her son died). Far better within the framework of the film is the superbly detailed performance of Ned Beatty as Gene. Friendly Fire was originally offered on April 22, 1979, as an ABC Theatre presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Greene
- Written By
- Fay Kanin
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Carol Burnett
as Peg Mullen
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Ned Beatty
as Gene Mullen
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Sam Waterston
as C.D. Bryan
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Dennis Erdman
as Michael Mullen
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Timothy Hutton
as John Mullen
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Bernard Behrens
as Dietrich
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Nicolas Coster
as Carl
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Howard Culver
as Newscaster
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Charles Cyphers
as Tom Loomis
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Michael Flanagan
as Father Shimon
- Mary Gregory
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Hilly Hicks
as Willis Huddleston
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Sherry Hursey
as Mary Mullen
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William Jordan
as Col. Byron Schindler
- Virginia Kiser
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Sierra Pecheur
as Mrs. Hamilton
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Jack Rader
as Sgt. Fitzgerald
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Ford Rainey
as Hamilton
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Jenny Sullivan
as Mrs. Bryan
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Mark L. Taylor
as Capt. Bannock
- Kevin Hooks
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David Keith
as Young Hamilton
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Phillip Richard Allen
as Ralph Jenner
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Vernon Weddle
as Col. Georgi
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Robert Wahler
as Alan Hulting
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Fanny Spies
as Pat Mullen
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Steve Bonino
as Prince
