| 21 and Wake-Up | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris McIntyre |
| Produced by | Nguyen Quy Phuong |
| Written by | Chris McIntyre |
| Starring | Amy Acker JC Chasez Danica McKellar Faye Dunaway Tom Sizemore Ed Begley Jr Wes Studi Andre Royo Tim Thomerson Ben Vereen |
| Music by | Brooke Wentz |
| Cinematography | Stephen G. Shank |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
21 and Wake-Up is a 2010 American war film starring Amy Acker, Danica McKellar, Faye Dunaway, and was directed and written by producer, director, and writer Chris McIntyre.
21 and a Wakeup is the first American film about the 20th Century's most divisive war ever allowed to shoot on location in Vietnam. The film is based on a dozen true stories, most surrounding the final days of the 24th Evacuation Hospital, the last major Army hospital in the south to close as American's abandoned Southeast Asia. 21 and a Wakeup has an all-star cast, and was written and directed by Chris McIntyre, veteran of the US Marine Corps from 1967 through 1971, the most conflicted years of the war. The film focuses on real people McIntyre knew in the Marines, as well as experiences of Dr. Marvin Wayne, renowned and decorated physician at the 24th Evac in its final year. 21 and a Wakeup is an action packed drama that genuinely gets under the skin of its characters, showcasing the breathtaking beauty of Vietnam that most Americans have never seen.
The film is based on real events, focusing on the lives of three young nurses, one of whom undertakes a treacherous journey up the Mekong River to Cambodia to save a very young Vietnamese-American girl before her life is destroyed during the American bombing of Cambodia.