Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 37 years old

Addressed to the heart of America.

Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.

Credits

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Cast

Name Character
Robert De Niro He was 44, now 81 years old as Great sewer (voice)
Robert Downey, Jr. He was 22, now 59 years old as (voice)
Willem Dafoe He was 32, now 69 years old as Elephant grass (voice)
Matt Dillon He was 23, now 60 years old as Mike? (voice)
Ellen Burstyn She was 54, now 92 years old as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Michael J. Fox He was 26, now 63 years old as Pfc. Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Brian Dennehy He was 49, now 86 years old as (voice)
Josh Cruze as (voice)
John Heard He was 41, 71 years old when he died as Johnny Boy? (voice)
Kevin Dillon He was 22, now 59 years old as Jack (voice)
Mark Harmon He was 36, now 73 years old as (voice)
Tom Berenger He was 38, now 75 years old as (voice)
Richard Chaves He was 35, now 73 years old as (voice)
J. Kenneth Campbell He was 40, now 77 years old as (voice)

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Crew

Name Department
Bill Couturié as Director. He was 34 (now 71) years old Directing
Richard Dewhurst as Writer. He was 161 (69) years old when He died Writing
John Armstrong as Still Photographer. He was 228 (214) years old when He died Camera
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam poster
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (37 years)

Addressed to the heart of America.

  • Release day: Thursday, October 01, 1987
  • Runtime: 83 minutes