Weekend War

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| genre = Action
Adventure
War

| director = Steven Hilliard Stern

| executive_producer = Gil Atamian
Paul Pompian

| producer = Paul Pompian

| writer = Dennis Hackin
Steven Hackin
Gregory Widen

| narrated =

| starring = Stephen Collins
Daniel Stern
Evan Mirand

| location = Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Loiza, Puerto Rico

| music = Brad Fiedel

| cinematography = King Baggot

| editor = Barrett Taylor

| company = Pompian-Atamian Productions
Columbia Pictures Television

| network = ABC

| released = {{Start date|1988|02|01}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

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Weekend War is a made-for-television action adventure war film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Daniel Stern and Stephen Collins. Written by brothers Dennis and Steven Hackin, it premiered on the ABC network on Monday February 1, 1988.

Plot

The plot concerns a rag-tag group of U.S. Army reservists who are deployed to Honduras to build a runway. After an intervention by the U.S. Embassy, the crew are then sent to a dangerous nearby village to repair a bridge. The title comes from one particular character's death scene, wherein he remarks, "Two tours in 'Nam I never get hit. This is a lousy weekend war!"

Cast

Stephen Collins as Capt. John Deason
Daniel Stern as Dr. David Garfield
Evan Mirand as Dulcy
Michael Beach as Wiley
Scott Paulin as Rudd
James Tolkan as Dr. Alex Thompson
Victor Mohica
Kidany Lugo
Charles Haid as Sgt. Kupjack
Christine Healy as Elaine Garfield
Charles Kimbrough as Father Leary
Judith Baldwin as Kristen
Joey Carrasco as Rowan

Reception

Actor Charles Haid called this film Stephen Collins' best performance ever in an interview with The Washington Post. He enjoyed working on the film, saying: "We shot it for 20 days in a jungle in the rain, under the sun, with bugs ... It was great. This time we got to say something. That's why I'm happy I did it: I am actually involved in a project that I believe in 100 percent."Washington Post, January 31, 1988, TV TAB, p. Y7.