The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

1985 · 102 min · EN · 5.4 (46 votes)
Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern · Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Helen Shaver, Yaphet Kotto, Lawrence Dane, Peter Dvorsky, Eric Peterson · Music Edgar Froese
TV MovieActionDrama

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

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A raw, character-driven drama about a Vietnam vet's desperate act of protest. It feels like a gritty, urban fever dream, capturing the disillusionment and rage of a forgotten soldier in a city that doesn't care.

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vietnam veterannew york citysuicidebased on novel or bookpolicemayorriflemurderreporterexplosionparkcentral parkland minecanuxploitation
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