Talk:The Deer Hunter

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Contents 1 Extended cast list 2 Drug abuse?! 3 controversy/error exaggerated 4 Meryl Streep Filmography? 5 The Dear Hunter 6 Filming locations repeated in intro AND separate section 7 Plot summary 8 Rusyn or Russian? 9 Mike and Nick Confusion 10 "Di di" mau 11 Fair use rationale for Image:Deerhunterweddinglc.jpg 12 what the hell is end stage bone cancer? 13 Plot summary...

[edit] Extended cast list

Wikipedia is not IMDB. I'm excising the hilariously comprehensive credits list, which otherwise comprises more than half the page's length. R 17:23, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Drug abuse?!

in the summary it says the film deals with drug abuse and infedelity, but i cant remeber it doing so? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.82.197 (talk) 15:03, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] controversy/error exaggerated

The article lists the hunting of elk as a significant error given the title of the film. This is contentious, as many species of animals are referred to as being part of "the deer family". This rubric covers moose, wapiti, caribou and elk. Colloquially, many American hunters refer to the hunting of elk as a form of deer hunting, especially in the 1970s. Thus, there is no error or discrepancy in the film.

If there is no reasonable objection, then this passage may be edited to remove the erroneous criticism.

[edit] Meryl Streep Filmography?

Considering how unlikely it is you'd think of her name first when referencing this film, plus that fact that none of the other more prominent actors have their filmographies at the bottom, it seems incongruous that Streep's should be placed at the bottom. Unless someone has a good reason I'm removing it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.106.36.168 (talk) 19:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC).

The Deer Hunter is included in Streep's filmography based on its significance to her career, not her prominence in the movie. She got her first Oscar nomination from her work here, so it should definitely be included. --SHODAN 15:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Dear Hunter

Currently, there is a band named The Dear Hunter (note the spelling). I understand there also is a band named Deerhunter, but that's not about whom I'm talking. I would like to compose an article, but the phrase "The Dear Hunter" redirects the the user to this page. Is it possible to not have the phrase "The Dear Hunter" redirect to this page? Radar123 03:27, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Filming locations repeated in intro AND separate section

Should one of them be cleaned out? I'm inclined to take off the part of the intro part, since the 'red llght section of Saigon' becomes clearer if one has read the plot already. --131.207.236.198 12:34, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot summary

I wonder why the plot summary is divided into three "acts." Is there any authorial (i.e., Cimino) warrant for it, or is it merely a contributor's whim? In terms of the film's structure, I suggest that Mike's return to Saigon is definitely an "Act four." pmr 11:03, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rusyn or Russian?

Why does the article begin by describing the main characters as Rusyn American (i.e. Carpatho-Rusyn), then later describes them as Russian? These are distinct geographical, linguistic, and cultural groups. Badagnani 01:15, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mike and Nick Confusion

In the act two summary, it says that Nick thinks Steven to be broken, when really it is Michael who wants to leave Steven (and is trying to encourage Nick to get tough). Someone should change this. 23:37, 6 January 2008

[edit] "Di di" mau

I'd like to point out that at no time does any Viet Cong say di di mau, like every english website on the subject says. Any help in finding what they really say would be appreciated. "Lay sung mau" or "gum su mau" have been suggested by unreliable sources, the only two sources I can find that don't say "di di" mau. "Gum su mau" is the closest sounding to what they actually say.

I don't know if the trivia section will ever be revived, but it's worth mentioning that all sorts of people referencing the movie like the Simpsons got it wrong. 69.220.2.188 (talk) 22:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Deerhunterweddinglc.jpg

Image:Deerhunterweddinglc.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] what the hell is end stage bone cancer?

it should be N-Stage, probably N1 since that is the metastatic stage 08:14, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plot summary...

I saw pmr's comment on the "act" sections & I'd like to open a discussion on the plot summary itself. The summary is TOO LONG. Needs to be cut down & the POV statements that speculate about theme need to be taken out; this isn't a film class essay on the film. Also, the sects labeled "act" need to be rmvd, they are generally discouraged. Tommyt (talk) 20:06, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

You couldn't be more right. Too long, and too full of POV and OR. Tool2Die4 (talk) 18:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)