Operation Dumbo Drop

Vietnam setting is exotified by pipe music and villagers shown in traditional clothing, their day-to-day lives full of spiritualism and ceremony. In an offensive scene, a Vietnamese character talks about eating rats and raw snake, made worse by the film comparing this to "civilized" Americans consuming branded food in wrappers. Someone compares an elephant to a "fat woman" as a joke. On the rare positive side, a blind character is shown to be confident, clever, and sarcastic, which goes against stereotypes.

Physical fights include kicking, punching, hitting with objects, and threatening with guns. A child is shown with blood on his nose and lip, implying that he's been threatened by Vietnamese soldiers. Guns are fired, including causing the death of an elephant off-screen. Snipers, missiles, and grenades mentioned. Grenade thrown into tent to scare a soldier. Explosion on a boat; passengers jump overboard. Soldiers force villagers from their homes at night, causing characters to cry in distress. A child threatens soldiers with a knife. Planes are shot at and shown out of control. Death of parents and siblings is mentioned, including the shooting of a father. A young character is introduced as orphaned. Elephants are used to lift heavy objects, and one is shown tranquilized.

Allusion to one character's affair with a higher officer's wife, and a joke that he thought it was the officer's daughter.

Infrequent language includes "hell," "butt," "dang," "shoot," "ass," "smart-ass," "stupid," "jeez," "whiz," "darn," "damn," and "dammit."

Wine is consumed as part of a ceremony, though characters aren't seen intoxicated. It's offered to characters on another occasion, but they decline. A cigar is seen in a character's mouth, though no smoke comes out of it.

Parents need to know that Operation Dumbo Drop, which is set during the Vietnam War, portrays Vietnamese people in a stereotypical way and oversimplifies the atrocities of the conflict. American characters mostly act respectful during the film, though there are moments otherwise, such as someone urinating in a temple. Soldiers joke and tease each other but also show compassion and teamwork. Violence includes physical fights, explosions, and frequent shooting, though the aftermath isn't shown. Occasional language includes "ass," "damn," and "hell." There is a reliance on potty humor at times, with a number of scenes involving the elephant's bodily functions. The death of parents is mentioned, a young character is orphaned, and there's a separation of characters at the end that may be upsetting for younger viewers.

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