The Boys in Company C (1978)

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Genre

war film, comedy drama, association football film

Country

British Hong Kong, United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young men go through boot camp to become Marines and then fight in the Vietnam War. One of them plays guitar and sings the theme song.

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What happens

The Boys in Company C is a 1978 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie about United States Marine Corps recruits preparing for duty and their subsequent combat in the Vietnam War. It stars Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Craig Wasson and Michael Lembeck. It was among the first Vietnam War films to appear after the Vietnam Era, and was also the first role for R. Lee Ermey of Full Metal Jacket fame. It is the first in Furie's Vietnam War motion-picture trilogy, followed by Under Heavy Fire (2001) and The Veteran (2006). The film was a co-production of Golden Harvest and Columbia Pictures, the latter originally handling theatrical distribution. It was filmed in the Philippines. Wasson plays guitar and sings the theme song "Here I Am", used within the film and over the end credits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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