section_heading: Vijetnam i scene ruskog ruleta
paragraph_text: Glumci De Niro i Savage su sami izveli pad iz helikoptera u rijeku i to 15 puta u dva dana snimanja.Playing The Deer Hunter: An interview with John Savage. Blue Underground. Interview with the actor Savage, located on the UK Region 2 DVD and StudioCanal Blu-Ray. Prema izjavi Cimina, De Niro je tražio da u sceni u kojoj uperi revolver u glavu liku Johna Cazalea bude stavljen pravi metak kako bi se pojačao intenzitet cijele situacije. Cazale je na to pristao bez ikakvog protesta,DVD commentary by director Michael Cimino and film critic F. X. Feeney. Included on The Deer Hunter UK region 2 DVD release and the StudioCanal Blu-Ray.