---
title: 'Off Limits (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Christopher Crowe'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/off-limits-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095774/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Off Limits (1988)

1988 · 102 min · Drama, Action, War, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Off Limits is a 1988 action-thriller film set during the Vietnam War starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines and directed by Christopher Crowe. The term "off limits" referred to the area where the original crime took place, an area of Saigon off limits to military personnel. The name of the film was changed to Saigon or Saigon: Off Limits when it was released throughout the rest of the world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Christopher Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-crowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Gribble](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-gribble)

## Cast

- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)
- [Keith David](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-david)
- [Fred Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-ward)
- [Scott Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-glenn)
- [Amanda Pays](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-pays)
- [Gregory Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hines)
- [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks-2)
- [David Alan Grier](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alan-grier)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/off-limits-1988
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1350631); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.