
This war drama follows the lives of five young marine recruits from their training in boot camp in 1967 through a tour in Vietnam in 1968 that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend th... (Full plot summary below)
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This war drama follows the lives of five young marine recruits from their training in boot camp in 1967 through a tour in Vietnam in 1968 that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert[Furie) retains the ability to make a picture move, grow on us and involve us. That’s what happens during The Boys in Company C. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyFurie's film about the combat experience of five soldiers is one of the first movies about thr Vietnam War |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelAs a film about heroism, it is chiefly remarkable for its gutlessness. |
| User ReviewRonnie LThe original Full Metal Jacket. Also based on a true story. Very realistic! |
| User ReviewTony BThis is a great Vietnam piece. i can't recall how many times I've seen it . Has anyone seen this on dvd yet? |
| User ReviewLance FIt was one of the best Viet Nam Era flicks EVER. One of the best war movies period. I can't wait until it is re-released. |
| User ReviewRobert IA Vietnam MASTERPIECE! From the director of Superman IV comes one of the best under appreciated movies ever made! |
| User ReviewMichael ALittle known, but I think the best movie about Vietnam conflict |
| User ReviewJason Pone of the best vietnam movies out there, a classic without all the BS... |
| User ReviewSteve PBetter than "Full Metal Jacket." |