84 charlie mopic movie

With jonathan emerson, nicholas cascone, jason tomlins, christopher burgard. All things considered, the guys do an excellent job. Mar 26, 2014 84 charlie mopic is a low budget movie that has actors it could afford. An army cameraman follows an insecure officer and his recon patrol into trouble in vietnam. The movie s producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic.

Impressive performance by unknown actors in this lowbudget vietnam drama. A couple of the cast went on to moderately successful tv careers and several were in 84 charlie mopic. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 84 charlie mopic near you. 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.

Platoon, the 1986 academy award winner for best picture, was written and directed by former us army infantrymen and vietnam veteran, oliver stone. The mopic unit is making an army documentary whilst tagging along with the patrol. I saw it once when i was a young man and a few years ago i found the. First blood part ii is like watching a difference between a republican and a democrat. 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. Byron thames, richard brooks, glenn morshower, christopher burgard, jason tomlins, nicholas cascone. The mopic unit is making an army documentary whilst tagging along with 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. The film is a mock documentary of a long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp mission during the vietnam war. Byron thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty.

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. The premise of the movie is that a documentary mopic is being made about a patrol, and all of the. A cameraman embedded with a reconnaissance patrol charts their mission across territory controlled by the vietnamese. Jonathan emerson, nicholas cascone, jason tomlins, patrick sheane duncan. Overview of 84 charlie mopic, 1988, directed by patrick duncan, with jason tomlins, jonathan emerson, russ thurman, at turner classic movies. The movies producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic.

Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. We based the unit on real lrrp teams used by the u. The soldiers in this film are all members of a longrange reconnaissance patrol. The point of view is from a cameraman following a lrrp team on a fiveday patrol deep in. When found though, this movie will deliver an hour and a half well worth your time.

Watching 84 charlie mopic right after watching rambo. This is a discussion on 84 charlie mopic within the hollywood forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. Every genre has its cliches, and by now, movies about the war in vietnam have settled into wellworn grooves. The story is being told in the form of a documentary. 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. 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. Thames must answer to green lieutenant jonathan emerson and. A combat photographer signs on for a third tour of duty in vietnam after. In the opening sequence, each man sounds off during roll call, speaking directly to the cameraman. Patrick duncans 84 charlie mopic is a virtual collection of greatest hits. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.