A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.
- Coates
- (as Clyde R. Jones)
- Flanagan
- (as Margi Gerard)
- Patrol Member
- (as Eric Hauser)
- Patrol Member
- (as Guel Romero)
Storyline
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- TriviaWriter William L. Nagle was an Australian S.A.S. soldier who served tours of Vietnam between 1965 and 1969.
- GoofsCapt. A.J. "Bugs" Moran shouts "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille" obviously referencing the song recorded by Kenny Rogers in 1977--two years after the fall of Saigon and the end of the war.
- Quotes
Hafner: [Sgt. Hafner carries two severed American heads] Anyone know who these belong to? This is Corporal Miller. He's dead. Hell, the whole gun crew's dead. And to add insult to injury, Charlie took the fifty-fucking caliber machine gun with him. I don't have any respect for Corporal Miller anymore, because he allowed his troops to relax. They let their guard down for five fucking minutes, and Charlie took advantage of it. Look at 'em, Goddammit! Pay attention. Stay alert! Stay alive! It's as simple as that!
- Crazy creditsAfter the opening credits: "In January 1968 the Tet Offensive exploded throughout an unsuspecting South Vietnam, escalating the conflict into total war. With the advantage of surprise, the Viet Cong abandoned guerrilla tactics and attacked U.S. military positions across the country. Many American units were isolated as communication and supply lines were cut by the massive Viet Cong advance. On a forgotten outpost, surrounded and outnumbered, one unit struggled for their lives on the last piece of ground they held. This is their story..."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Colli di cuoio (1989)
i finally got home from a contract and found several folks had put in comments ahead of me. i respect these opinions expressed and am pleased that the film got such an immediate group of comments.
this movie is a shocker, and much of what it says is too painful to be accepted by most folks. i am not going to defend it... it is worthy of standing alone. but if you watched it and found it another RAH-RAH WE ARE AMERICANS film, a john wayne we win in the end shootem-up, then consider watching it again, but pretend you come from america, home of the north viet nam peoples and the round eyes are the invaders from a place far away and unimportant.... then see if you can count the autocracies committed in the name of their backward, wrong country. no, this is not a routine movie, not by any sense of the word.
by the way, Lee Ermey is a genuine, real live viet nam war hero, multiple tours, a leader of men... his performance is over the top for those of you who weren't there, but for us guys who had 3 feet of piled dirt between us and 500 of them at one time or the other, nothing sounded so good as a gruff old man saying that if we did as we were told, we would live to see morning.
catch Lee in 'purple hearts'
- dana-27
- Aug 2, 1999
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- Firebase - Blutige Offensive
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- A$1,600,000 (estimated)
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