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China Beach

Year:

1988

Duration:

60 min (60 episodes) | 120 min (pilot) | 120 min (series finale)

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

8.2

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 24 wins & 46 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-04-26

Filming Locations: Indian Dunes, Ventura County, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Marg Helgenberger

China Beach

Gloria Reuben

Phyllis Applegate

Shay Astar

Lydie Denier

Kirsten Dohring

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Dana Delany

Colleen McMurphy

Michael Boatman

Pvt. Samuel Beckett

Robert Picardo

Dr. Dick Richard

Concetta Tomei

Maj. Lila Garreau

Brian Wimmer

Cpl. Boonie Lanier

Jeff Kober

Sgt. Evan 'Dodger' Winslow

Nancy Giles

Pvt. Frankie Bunsen

Troy Evans

Sgt. Pepper

Did you know?

Trivia

Troy Evans was actually a Vietnan veteran. During a reunion on Good Morning America he stated the show gave him a sense of closure.

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Several of the story lines and even some of the dialog were taken directly from the experiences and recollections of actual Vietnam era military nurses.

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Quotes

Colleen McMurphy: Sex is a bad word, but it feels good. Love is a good word, but it hurts.

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Dr. Dick Richard: You wanna keep it down? I can't hear the war.

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Faq

Why have I never seen this show?

Update: They finally got rights to almost all of the music, so China Beach is available on DVD now.

Why have I never seen this show?

Because the show heavily used popular songs from the time period, it would be very expensive to renegotiate the rights to these songs in order to produce DVD or Blu-ray copies, or to show reruns on cable. Since demand for the show is considered low, it is thought it would be unprofitable to do so, therefore a show regarded by many critics as a classic is now unavailable except in the form of illegal compilations on the internet.

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