Operation Dumbo Drop

Operation Dumbo Drop

A top-secret mission of gigantic proportions!

Directed by Simon Wincer

Produced by Interscope Communications, Walt Disney Pictures

1995107 min5.2 / 10

A lighthearted, family-friendly adventure comedy about American soldiers bonding over an absurd but heartfelt mission to transport an elephant through the Vietnamese jungle.

Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!

Questions people ask

  • Is Operation Dumbo Drop sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Operation Dumbo Drop easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Operation Dumbo Drop end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Operation Dumbo Drop scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Operation Dumbo Drop violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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