Get ready for battle in a new anniversary edition this May. Hamburger Hill is coming back to DVD on May 20. This new release commemmorates the film's 20th anniversary, and will be priced at $19.98. The film stars Don Cheadle and Dylan McDermott.

Hamburger Hill

Though the anti-war sentiments of Hamburger Hill come through loud and clear, the film is squarely on the side of those courageous, much-maligned Americans who fought and died in Vietnam. Based on a true incident, the story takes place in 1969, as the 101st Airborne Division confronts the Vietcong in a bloody battle over Hill 937 (aka "Hamburger Hill") in the Ashua Valley. During the next 10 days, both sides incur heavy losses, but the Cong refuse to surrender the hill. The ultimate American "victory" turns out to be a hollow one indeed. Scripted by Vietnam war vet Jim Carabatsos, Hamburger Hill not only underlines the futility of the war but also the pressures brought to bear upon the troops by an insensitive, often hostile media. By utilizing a cast of unknowns, director Jim Irvin deftly avoids the Hollywoodized slickness of such bigger-budgeted efforts as Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter.

Special Features

- Audio commentary with actors Anthony Barrile, Harry O'Reilly and Daniel O'Shea and Writer/Producer Jim Carabatsos

- Hamburger Hill: The Appearance of Reality featurette

- Medics in Vietnam featurette

- Interactive Vietnam War Timeline