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Turns out, dying on screen is hard work.

Speaking with PeopleTV's Lola Ogunnaike for a new episode of Couch Surfing, Courtney B. Vance reminisced on his experience making his first feature film, 1987's Hamburger Hill. In the Vietnam War drama, he plays Spc. Abraham "Doc" Johnson, and when asked what the experience was like, he had a surprising reaction.