The Park Is Mine
Seen it?1986 | 102 min | TV Movie, Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of newsroom stories and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story. Liked Platoon or First Blood? This is a good next one. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
- Tommy Lee JonesMitch
- Helen ShaverValery
- Yaphet KottoEubanks
- Lawrence DaneCommissioner Keller
- Peter DvorskyDix
- Eric PetersonMike
- Gale GarnettRachel
- Denis SimpsonRichie
- Reg DregerCommander Curran
- Louis Di BiancoCaptain Juliano