"Crazy" Vietnam Vet movies

[whitehall]

"Rambo 1st Blood" is the first one that comes to mind. There was a William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones movie called "Rolling Thunder" and it wasn't about motorcycles.

 

[Sunni Man]

I think "Apocalypse Now" was about Vietnam.......

 

[NoNukes]

I think "Apocalypse Now" was about Vietnam.......

A great film, but it was not about crazy Vietnam vets.

 

[NoNukes]

"Rambo 1st Blood" is the first one that comes to mind. There was a William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones movie called "Rolling Thunder" and it wasn't about motorcycles.

Who Will Stop the Rain with Nick Nolte.
One of the greatest anti heros in American Cinema is John Heard playing Alex Cutter.

 

[Sunni Man]

I think "Apocalypse Now" was about Vietnam.......

A great film, but it was not about crazy Vietnam vets.

Incorrect. the central character was a veteran who was narrating the story line about a mission he was assigned during the war.......

 

[whitehall]

"The War at Home" 1996. Emilio Estevez.

 

[whitehall]

See them every day if you think about it. 1991 David Morse and Viggo Mortinsen "Indian Runner"

 

[Sallow]

Born Losers.
Billy Jack.

 

[whitehall]

1989 Bruce Willis ..."In Country".

 

[Sallow]

I think "Apocalypse Now" was about Vietnam.......

A great film, but it was not about crazy Vietnam vets.

Incorrect. the central character was a veteran who was narrating the story line about a mission he was assigned during the war.......

It wasn't about Vietnam.

 

[boedicca]

Deer Hunter - the Russian Roulette scene alone qualifies it for the Crazy Vet award.

 

[Sallow]

Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane.

 

[whitehall]

The young Di Niro character in 1976 "Taxi Driver" was a Marine Corps veteran.