SUMMARY OF THE WAR
TV interview during battle in Vietnam
OTHER HOLLYWOOD VIETNAM FILMS
The Vietnam war, due to its nature, the impact of compulsory conscription, the high death rate, its failure , the links to youth culture of the 19060s and its high profile in the media had a huge impact on the American psyche and eventually its film output. There were many films made about the conflict ( in the 1980s in particular )and they are usually violent, downbeat and pessimistic ( unlike many of the heroic films about WW2 ) . Apocalypse Now was one of the first .
Characters in action films are still often haunted or affected by serving in Vietnam ( Rambo, Taxi Driver, Lethal Weapon Principal Skinner in The Simpsons etc. )
From Platoon to Winter Soldier
Article about Hollywood's treatment of Vietnam
Vietnam veteran reviews Vietnam war films
Russian Roulette scene
The Deer Hunter ( 1978 )
Platoon ( Stone 1986)
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