84 Charlie Mopic (1989)
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83% of critics liked it
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22% want to see it
(715 ratings)
84 Charlie Mopic offers the Vietnam experience as seen through the eyes of a combat photographer (Mopic is slang for the Army Motion Picture Unit). Byron Thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty; he goes on a third because he is intrigued by a reel of film found on… More 84 Charlie Mopic offers the Vietnam experience as seen through the eyes of a combat photographer (Mopic is slang for the Army Motion Picture Unit). Byron Thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty; he goes on a third because he is intrigued by a reel of film found on the body of a dead photographer. Thames must answer to green lieutenant Jonathan Emerson and experienced sergeant Richard Brooks. In straight-on, non-judgemental fashion, we are shown the day-to-day struggle to stay alive, meeting the main characters in the natural course of action. As the mission winds down, Thames is compelled to abandon his camera to rescue a fellow soldier; as a result, yet another roll of film returns to headquarters without the photographer. 84 Charlie Mopic isn't about politics or collective guilt; it's about survival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Patrick Duncan, Patrick Sheane Duncan
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A sharply observed drama about the Vietnam War, Patrick Sheane Duncan's indie, 84 Charlie mopic (title refers to motion picture), depicts in a realistic way the emergence of camardaerie among a reconnaissance squad from the POV of a cameraman.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Touching and tragic.
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Cast
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Jonathan Emerson
as L.T.
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Nicholas Cascone
as Easy
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Jason Tomlins
as Pretty Boy
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Chris Burgard
as Hammer
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Glenn Morshower
as Cracker
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Richard Brooks (VI)
as OD
- Capt. Russ "Gunny" Thurman
- Joseph Hieu
- Don Schiff
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Byron Thames
as MoPic
