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The Deer Hunter

DramaWar

Directed by Michael Cimino

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever. From TMDB

256 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works

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The Deer Hunter is a 1978 drama war film, directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Cazale.

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  • Pyrion Flax @pyrionflax.yogscast.comBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    in 6 years John Cazale was in The Godfather 1 and 2, Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation and The Deer Hunter. Then he died. In those 6 years he achieved more as a film actor than anyone in film history. He made ZERO bad movies in those 6 years. He was loved. He was amazing. What an absolute master

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  • Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    Depluralize a movie: The Deer Hunter

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    The Deer Hunter (1978) Directed by Michael Cimino

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  • Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    FAKEY NEWS CORNER: Sorry to burst your bubble, but it’s a Christopher Walken doll promoting the 1978 film The Deer Hunter with the addition of a very realistic caption. Why a Christopher Walken doll promoting the 1978 film The Deer Hunter is a thing that exists is another question entirely.

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  • David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    Happy Heavenly 91st Birthday to the legendary John Cazale, the only actor in history have a perfect film career. All five films he made: GODFATHER, THE CONVERSATION, GODFATHER PART II, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, and THE DEER HUNTER, all masterpieces.

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  • Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2025

    "Bullet in the Head is a film so deranged it makes The Deer Hunter look like Diary of a Country Priest, and I love the whole thing." -- @bilgeebiri.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/when...

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  • Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2025

    John Cazale retrospective coming to Film Forum NYC June 13-19. All 5 of his films including THE CONVERSATION (1974) + THE DEER HUNTER (1978) on 35mm. Plus free screenings of Richard Shepard's documentary I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE (2009). filmforum.org/film/the-con... #FilmSky

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  • Nate Bethea @inthesedeserts.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2025

    Soviet propaganda version of Airplane: the pilot of the plane, a sexual deviant, has risen to his place through flattery and conspiracy to the exclusion of honest labor Soviet propaganda version of the Deer Hunter: the story of this film does not make any sense, and yet it won every possible award

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    The Deer Hunter (1978) Directed by Michael Cimino

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  • Witney Thee Stallion @witneyseibold.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    Depluralize a movie: The Deer Hunter

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different... -- the way the trees are.' - Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film The Deer Hunter #Photography C. Walken on set.

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  • Jack Benjamin @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter: all nominated for Best Picture. Is there a better five-movie run than Cazale's? I doubt it.

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  • Dial @dial.questBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    The Deer Hunter. Age 9. I'm 34 now and I *still* don't think I'm old enough to watch that movie

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  • Xavi @ragingspaniard.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    Just watched The Deer Hunter, that movie was craaaazy wtf. Had never seen it before, def holds up. Young De Niro is just awesome.

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Photography Christopher Walken on set #Film The Deer Hunter (1978)

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  • David Chen @davechen.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2023

    I just watched THE DEER HUNTER and this movie is wild, if for no other reason than that it puts forward the notion that someone can be “good” at Russian roulette

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  • 🎃HunkyKarras🎃/♑🇮🇪🇬🇧 @hunkykubrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    #NowWatching #FilmSky 'The Deer Hunter'. 1978 (Michael Cimino) I revisit this thought-provoking film every year or so - you can read my revised piece below. letterboxd.com/hunkykubrick... #Letterboxd #Blog #Reviews

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  • James Dalrymple @jamesewand.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2026

    Just rewatched, courtesy of Mubi: I was fully braced to disapprove of The Deer Hunter, a formative film for me, after a long hiatus, but for all its problems I found it remains it very powerful film: beautifully shot and brilliantly acted (one of De Niro's richest performances) 1/4

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  • Candy-seeking Agoraphobe 🍬🐈‍⬛🎃 @janetarchaic.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2024

    #MovieMadness #MovieChallenge Day 20: Great Movie You'll Never Watch Again I saw this on HBO when I was a kid, which was not necessarily ideal. I watched it again once as an adult and I'm good, thanks. It's definitely a great movie. And I will definitely never watch it again. The Deer Hunter, 1978

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  • Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    Tonight’s movie: The Deer Hunter (1978). My uncle has been recommending it to me for a long time, not least because it’s partly set in Central Pennsylvania, where I grew up. Very familiar views already – even just the hills, and the trees.

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  • Sam Lloyd @llamsoyd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    Dad Movie Hall of Fame, first ballot: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. The Deer Hunter 3. Forrest Gump 4. Master & Commander 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Field of Dreams 7. The Great Escape 8. The Shawshank Redemption 9. Coming to America 10. Hoosiers Second ballot: The Pelican Brief, Hook, Gladiator

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  • Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    This is like The Deer Hunter, if The Deer Hunter was actually a good movie

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  • One Dog’s Opinion 🐾 @onedogsopinion.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    The Deer Hunter is an extraordinary film

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film The Deer Hunter (1978) youtu.be/ls8MNnP4Ym0?...

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  • Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2025

    Released on this date in 1981. My second favorite slasher movie of all time. It's the Deer Hunter of horror movies. Great characters, acting, world-building, story-telling and villain. As Valentines Day in the movie falls on a Saturday, this is TECHNICALLY a "Friday the 13th" movie.

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  • Amanda @mandalikewine.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 5, 2024

    Pick a movie, keep one actor. The rest are Muppets. The Deer Hunter Christopher Walken

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  • 💀minous Cinema ® 🕷️ @furiouscinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    Released #OTD in 1978 #filmsky One of two Vietnam War themed films to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1979, with the other film being the Oscar winner, The Deer Hunter (1978). Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern previously appeared in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2025

    I like the trees, you know? I like the way that the trees are on mountains, all the different... the way the trees are". -- Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film The Deer Hunter (1978) #Photography youtu.be/ls8MNnP4Ym0?...

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  • River Side Casino @riversidecasino.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2024

    Our poker hall was designed after the betting rooms seen in the classic 1978 gambling movie The Deer Hunter.

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different... -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film “The Deer Hunter” (1978)

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  • Tim Williams Art @timwilliamsart.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2025

    My wife wants to watch The Deer Hunter tonight. She hasn't ever seen it. When I was a teenager, I worked at the only movie theater in Atlanta that was showing The Deer Hunter. I've tried to warn her, but she isn't ready. What a GREAT and seminal film.

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  • jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2025

    Bullet in the Head. 1990. Dir: John Woo. Currently streaming on @criterionchannl.bsky.social — saw this for the first time last night and didn’t appreciate that Woo made his own version of The Deer Hunter — but with 1000 more bullets. Lead actor, Tony Leung, is amazing. #filmsky #johnwoo #hongkong

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  • Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2025

    Tonight at 7 p.m. I'll be introducing "The Deer Hunter" at Film Forum, part of their series on John Cazale, the great, undersung character actor (and paramour of the young Meryl Streep). I wrote a bit about Cazale and the series here. www.newyorker.com/culture/goin...

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  • Chris Suellentrop @suellentrop.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2023

    De-pluralize a movie title The Deer Hunter

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  • gwchilly.bsky.social @gwchilly.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2026

    Depluralize a movie The Deer Hunter

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  • Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    Peter Zinner plays Admiral Yuri Padorin. He was a film editor who edited such legendary pictures as The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Deer Hunter.

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  • Andy Conlon @andyht.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    #DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27: From a movie you saw at the cinema John Williams: Cavatina The Deer Hunter: My number one film of all time youtu.be/gGycDDqBuX8?...

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' -- Nick (Christopher Walken on set) "The Deer Hunter" (1978). #Film

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film “The Deer Hunter” (1978), Christopher Walken & Robert de Niro. youtu.be/ls8MNnP4Ym0?...

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film The Deer Hunter (1978)

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  • Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    One of Meryl Streep's greatest contributions to acting was threatening to walk from The Deer Hunter when the studio tried to push out Cazale because of his cancer diagnosis. He didn't live to see the final film but she made sure he got one more credit.

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  • The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    Born 19 July 1945, George Dzundza is a German-born US actor recognized for his burly, commanding screen presence. He is best known for originating NYPD Sgt. Max Greevey on Law & Order, iconic film roles in The Deer Hunter and Crimson Tide and voicing the Ventriloquist in Batman: The Animated Series.

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  • Candy-seeking Agoraphobe 🍬🐈‍⬛🎃 @janetarchaic.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge Thursday - The GI: hero or victim ? Everyone has that movie they saw way too young. The Deer Hunter was mine. Drop-Kick Me, Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life)⇝⇝⇝Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Opus 15-3 (Frédéric Chopin) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npw_...

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains... all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film “The Deer Hunter” (1978) youtu.be/ls8MNnP4Ym0?...

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  • ⛈️(bobby bag) @firstnamebob.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2025

    #JulyMovieChallenge #MovieSky 7/28 Amputee played in a movie The Deer Hunter (1978) Director: Michael Cimino Steven (played by John Savage) returns from Vietnam with both legs amputated

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2025

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film The Deer Hunter (1978)

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  • 𝙲𝙰𝙿𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙳 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙰𝙷 @capecodpostaah.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2024

    One of my favorite bits of movie trivia: Massachusetts native John Cazale appeared in only five films before his death in 1978. 1. The Godfather 2. The Conversation 3. The Godfather Part II 4. Dog Day Afternoon 5. The Deer Hunter All five films were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

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  • Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    Fortunate son @mbalazo.bsky.social had never seen The Deer Hunter so I got him to watch it and then we reviewed it on our Patreon. A preview of the episode can be heard here: longdistancebitweird.podbean.com/e/preview-bo...

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  • Noodles8888 @noodles8888.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    The Deer Hunter was horrifying in its portrayal of the destruction of the souls and lives of the characters. Incredibly powerful film.

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  • George Gantsoudes @pedsortho.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2026

    Only answer was which movie was most realistic (“The Deer Hunter” 😬). I was kind of a discipline problem at the time, and there was talk of “military school” for me to straighten me out. Then the first Iraq War happened. That was the end of that talk. He later died of Agent Orange-related cancer.

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    'I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are in the mountains, all the different -- the way the trees are.' ― Nick (Christopher Walken) #Film “The Deer Hunter” (1978) youtu.be/ls8MNnP4Ym0?...

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  • POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.comBluesky · Dec 9, 2025

    Oh damn... Ronin. I mean, my off the cuff answer is The Deer Hunter. That movie is still haunting and rough AF. But I think I have to go with Ronin. A lot of people have forgotten that late '90s gem.

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  • 🦇 Hexavier 🎃 @xavierck.comBluesky · Jan 13, 2026

    This is asking how you'd leverage the strengths of the medium of animation to heighten a familiar story, and the answer is to jump as far into left field as you can. That said, I'd adapt any of the movies John Cazale was in. The Deer Hunter would be *spectacular* as an animated film.

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  • Trëy @quiksnowboard7.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2025

    #FilmHistory On this day, 1978, the Michael Cimino directed The Deer Hunter premiered in LA & NYC. It won 5 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Best Sound & Best Film Editing. It's Meryl Streep's 1st Academy Award nomination (for Best Supporting Actress).

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  • 汪背 @dyctalopia.comBluesky · Oct 5, 2025

    Inktober Day5 The Deer Hunter (1978) — probably the most famous deer-related movie; that’s two days in a row with Robert De Niro! #inktober #inktober2025 #DEER

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  • American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 12, 2026

    #BleakWeek in Washington State 🩶 @cinematicvoid.bsky.social stopped by The Pickford Film Center in Bellingham last night to close out their festival with THE DEER HUNTER (1978) 📽️

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  • Freelancer @alleghenian.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    The Deer Hunter is perhaps the greatest film ever shot largely in Western Pennsylvania. Cazale was great as Stanley. We missed out on a lot of fine acting when he died.

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  • Deus Hex Machina @asterionhex.monsterBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    Me: do I even HAVE a favorite De Niro film Me after reflection: well I think King of Comedy is my favorite but The Deer Hunter might be the best but also I love his role in Angel Heart but also

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  • I’m the Bombardier @eawinick.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    THE DEER HUNTER on Boston’s Ch 38, shown uncut on the Movie Loft with host Dana Hersey.

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  • David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    Happy Birthday to the highly underrated but incredibly talented John Savage, award-winning actor of film and TV, famous for roles in BAD COMPANY, THE DEER HUNTER, HAIR, THE ONION FIELD, INSIDE MOVES, SALVADOR, DO THE RIGHT THING, THE CROSSING GUARD, THE THIN RED LINE, TWIN PEAKS (2017), and more.

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