84 Charlie MoPic (1989)
Directed by Patrick Duncan / Patrick Sheane Duncan
Genres - Drama, War |
Sub-Genres - Combat Films |
Release Date - Mar 22, 1989 (USA - Unknown), Mar 22, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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.
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Keywords
photojournalist, war, against-all-odds, behind-enemy-lines, behind-the-scenes, mission [quest], student, survivor
Attributes
High Historical Importance