84 charlie mopic movie

This independently produced vietnam film presents an unusual perspective on the familiar platoon movie scenario. A couple of the cast went on to moderately successful tv careers and several were in 84 charlie mopic. While 84 charlie mopic is deeply political, locating early fissures in overall military morale and ideology, the film explores these ideas through its characters camaraderie, however deformed it has become by the rigors of battle. This is a discussion on 84 charlie mopic within the hollywood forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. Since writerdirector patrick sheane duncan served with the 173rd airborne brigade in vietnam, we patterned our lrrps. A combat photographer signs on for a third tour of duty in vietnam after. Byron thames, richard brooks, glenn morshower, christopher burgard, jason tomlins, nicholas cascone.

Jonathan emerson, nicholas cascone, christopher burgard. All things considered, the guys do an excellent job. The story is being told in the form of a documentary. I saw it once when i was a young man and a few years ago i found the. Christopher burgard, jason tomlins, nicholas cascone en jonathan emerson. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The mopic unit is making an army documentary whilst tagging along with the. When found though, this movie will deliver an hour and a half well worth your time. A sharply observed drama about the vietnam war, patrick sheane duncans indie, 84 charlie mopic title refers to motion picture, depicts in a realistic way the emergence of camardaerie among a. Patrick duncans 84 charlie mopic comes billed as the first feature directed by a veteran of combat in vietnam, and duncan is at such pains to provide us with the infantrymans point of view that he literally takes a 16mm camera along on a reconnaissance mission in the field. Ive never seen a combat movie that seemed this close to actual experience, to the kinds of hard lessons that soldiers are taught by their enemies. We based the unit on real lrrp teams used by the u. The movie s producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic.

Patrick duncans 84 charlie mopic is a virtual collection of greatest hits. An army cameraman follows an insecure officer and his recon patrol into trouble in vietnam. When fnow users make a purchase with their mastercards. The mopic unit is making an army documentary whilst tagging along with the patrol. Platoon, the 1986 academy award winner for best picture, was written and directed by former us army infantrymen and vietnam veteran, oliver stone.

Every genre has its cliches, and by now, movies about the war in vietnam have settled into wellworn grooves. While some may find the first half of the film boring, 84 charlie mopic presents a fascinating and detailed account of what common infantrymen faced on a daily basis. The point of view is from a cameraman following a lrrp team on a fiveday patrol deep in. Mar 26, 2014 84 charlie mopic is a low budget movie that has actors it could afford. Impressive performance by unknown actors in this lowbudget vietnam drama. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. First blood part ii is like watching a difference between a republican and a democrat. Overview of 84 charlie mopic, 1988, directed by patrick duncan, with jason tomlins, jonathan emerson, russ thurman, at turner classic movies. A cameraman embedded with a reconnaissance patrol charts their mission across territory controlled by the vietnamese. The soldiers in this film are all members of a longrange reconnaissance patrol. The film is a mock documentary of a long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp mission during the vietnam war. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 84 charlie mopic near you.

The premise of the movie is that a documentary mopic is being made about a patrol, and all of the. You get to see all of the mindless, brawny stuff, the nonsense and the mayhem, and in the end everything is supposed to turn out alright when it really shouldnt. With jonathan emerson, nicholas cascone, jason tomlins, christopher burgard. The movies producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic. Patrick duncans 84 charlie mopic comes billed as the first feature directed by a veteran of combat in vietnam, and duncan is at such pains to.