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Welcome to the jungle
wdtimes.com –
2008-07-23
In this photo provided by MGM Studios, Steve Zahn, left, and Christian Bale are shown in a scene from "Rescue Dawn." There is something absent from director Werner Herzog's Vietnam War-era movie "Rescue Dawn" that is usually prevalent in most... ... Full Article
Haunted by Laotian Ghosts, 'Rescue Dawn' Resurrects Real-Life Vietnam POWs
associatedcontent.com –
2008-04-21
CHICAGO - Haunted by the non-fictional ghost he was portraying, Steve Zahn - who previously had been typecast by Hollywood as a comic reliever - lost 40 dead-serious pounds for "Rescue Dawn" to walk the same footsteps of a POW... ... Full Article
It's back to the jungle for Rescue Dawn's Steve Zahn, but the starvation and death of Herzog's POW pic is nothing compared to the depression caused by this tortured comedy. ... Full Article
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villagevoice.com –
2008-01-29
Last and quite unforgettably seen as one of Rescue Dawn 's tragic POWs, Steve Zahn returns to the jungle to headline this innocuously awful, February-dumped comedy in his trusty but musty persona of the happy-go-unlucky, half-stoned schemer. ... Full Article
Rescue Dawn
hoopla.nu –
2007-12-11
Finally released to a wider audience after originally screening in Australia at festivals only, Rescue Dawn is an enthralling story of one man overcoming every obstacle in his way to achieve freedom. ... Full Article
Rescue Dawn (2007)
bbc.co.uk –
2007-11-19
As Dengler escapes with buddy Duane (Steve Zahn, wild-eyed but surprisingly good), Herzog comes into his own, the dense jungle undergrowth beckoning insanity as these starving, hallucinating prisoners search for rescue. ... Full Article
There's nothing wrong with resurrecting a museum piece such as Sleuth if it's done in a spirit of winking homage - and if the cat-and-mouse tease of the plot is kept. ... Full Article
But piracy from awards screeners is fairly rare and in an era where campaigning can reach fever pitch months before awards night, the benefits of mailing DVDs are obvious. ... Full Article
Based on the true story of a courageous Vietnam prisoner of war (POW), the critically-acclaimed film that Newsday (Jan Stuart) calls "gripping" and The New York Times (Matt Zoller Seitz) hails as a "marvel", Rescue Dawn escapes onto DVD November... ... Full Article
A Welsh childhood never stood in the way of Richard Burton inhabiting a wide range of American roles, nor has it had any inhibiting impact on the very American trajectory of Christian Bale 's career. ... Full Article