Thames must answer to green lieutenant jonathan emerson and. The premise is that a documentarist is following the group to record what life as a soldier in vietnam is like. Click on any of the icons shown below to view any of the videos. Film home 84 charlie mopic home training thoughts on the production. Even more impressive is patrick sheane duncans 1989 masterpiece 84 charlie mopic, a scathing vietnam warset film that finds an army. There is no big epic story, no big budget and stars, but great athmosphere.
In the opening sequence, each man sounds off during roll call, speaking directly to the cameraman. The movies producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. It focuses on such a small group and yet remains about war itself rather than those specific personalities. Overview of 84 charlie mopic, 1988, directed by patrick duncan, with jason tomlins, jonathan emerson, russ thurman, at turner classic movies. The premise of the movie is that a documentary mopic is being made about a patrol, and all of the. Jan 12, 2015 84 charlie mopic 1989 must watch vietnam war film jan 12, 2015 84 charlie mopic 1989 must watch vietnam war film stay safe and healthy. We based the unit on real lrrp teams used by the u. 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.
The film is one of the earlier examples of found footage, a style famously implemented by the blair witch project and paranormal activity. Essentially filmed in little more than a back garden it was funded by sundance. A combat photographer signs on for a third tour of duty in vietnam after finding a reel of film on the body of a dead photographer. This independently produced vietnam film presents an unusual perspective on the familiar platoon movie scenario. Nov, 2015 84 charlie mopic 1989 is a found footage film and found footage horror. But as an example of an imaginative treatment of a depressing.
Patrick sheane duncan a low budget, found footage mockumentary that was filmed entirely in southern california. The soldiers in this film are all members of a longrange reconnaissance patrol. Jul 30, 2019 84 charlie mopic the best vietnam movie you never saw. Working with a very small budget and virtually unknown actors, filming in southern california, he was making what arguably could be the best vietnam war movie you have never seen. I liked this film a lot and highly recommend it to any fan of nam titles. Byron thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty. An army cameraman follows an insecure officer and his recon patrol into trouble in vietnam. The premise of the movie is that a documentary mopic is being made about a patrol, and all of the footage in the film is seen through a camera. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Many thanks to kurt aerden and kaprisky for the video.
With jonathan emerson, nicholas cascone, jason tomlins, christopher burgard. If thats what youre into, youre golden with this mock documentary about a lrrpranger unit. The story is being told in the form of a documentary. 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 mopic unit is making an army documentary whilst tagging along with the patrol. Alex cox introducing 84 charlie mopic for bbc2s moviedrome. Patrick duncan perhaps suffered from the fatigue of viewers who had been inundated with. When od goes to heaven, hell be looking for booby traps tour of duty use the html below.
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. C mopic is a war film that is filmed as a documentary. The people who made 84 charlie mopic selected theaters dont want. A cameraman embedded with a reconnaissance patrol charts their mission across territory controlled by the vietnamese. I got the dvd two months ago, watched it three times. The story follows a long range recon patrol in vietnam and captures their personal confessionals and commentaries while doing their duty in. The film is seen through the lens and only the lens, of mopicbyron thames a us army motion picture cameraman mos designator 84charlie20 as he documents the mission of an army long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp team into the central highlands of south vietnam.
The movies producing company itself is called 84 charlie mopic payment we only accept paypal we ship within 48 hours of payment clearing, so please make payment as soon as possible to ensure fast. First blood part ii is like watching a difference between a republican and a democrat. Since writerdirector patrick sheane duncan served with the 173rd airborne brigade in vietnam, we patterned our lrrps. Tags vietnam war, war, drama, historical, history, film, movie, movies, films, 4 star. Watching 84 charlie mopic right after watching rambo.
Because some of these videos are quite long, we have included the runtime for each one. Subtle and almost claustrophobic, it wont be for everyone. One of the best and little viewed vietnam pictures. The story follows a long range recon patrol in vietnam and captures their personal confessionals and commentaries while doing their duty in the field. Impressive performance by unknown actors in this lowbudget vietnam drama. 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.
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