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The Boys in Company C | 
 enlarge | Actor: Stan Shaw
Studio: Henstooth Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 4343
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 126
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 4113
UPC: 759731411325
EAN: 0759731411325
ASIN: B001AYXCLE
Theatrical Release Date: 1977
Release Date: September 2, 2008
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Description
Set in 1967, The Boys in Company C follows the lives of five Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour of duty in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men discover a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team they may spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games safely behind the lines. But, as might be expected, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems. Andrew Stevens was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance as Private Billy Ray Pike. Special Features Include: Audio Commentary by Andrew Stevens, Theatrical Trailer and Photo Gallery of Original Lobby Cards. Widescreen Format (2.35:1)
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 THE BOYS IN COMPANY C January 9, 2002
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
The boot camp scenario alone is worth the price of admission.
Although this movie starred STAN SHAW it is clear to me the real star of this film is GUNNARY SGT. R. LEE ERMY. This was his film debut, you'll prabably remember him as the drill Sgt. in FULL METAL JACKET, This movie is one ot the better Vietnam War era film and it attempts to define the difference between Duty and Survival. It is clear, the difference is a fine line and this movie danced the line nicely.....
Outshines Full Metal Jacket November 3, 2000
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Boys in Company C was not only released 10 years before Full Metal Jacket, but is 10 times better. R. Lee Ermey plays the USMC DI who whips a bunch of civilian misfits into a cohesive fighting unit that will have most of them going to Vietnam upon graduation. (Sounds familiar doesn't it Mr. Kubrick?). This movie gives the viewer a fantastic Who's Who of most of the cast before they even show up to "Boot Camp". From the concientious objector, to the high school jock, to the street-smart drug dealer, the first ten minutes of the movie gives you a solid understanding of why their characters do what they do throughout the movie. Although this movie is paralleled by FMJ, The Boys of Company C has a much better story line. After graduation, the ones chosen for Vietnam meet their new company commander on the transit ship and are exposed to an interesting concept of how to defeat the Vietnamese by playing soccer. The entire movie is excellent, well acted, and flows evenly without the viewer ever once having to "accept" something just because it happened. For any current or former military member, this movie is chock full of little treats that have you saying "Yes! That's just the way it is!" BOTTOM LINE: If you've ever seen "Full Metal Jacket", you owe it to yourself to see the original masterpiece.
A REAL TRIBUTE TO VIET NAM VETERANS August 9, 2001
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This film is the pinnacle of the way life and death befell the soldiers of the "Viet Nam Conflict". As depicted in this movie, men fought for there own reasons but when it came to dying most gave by committing the ultimate sacrifice, for love of their fellow soldiers. Boy's From Company C had shown historicism, not a story. If you want to know why Viet Nam Vets are shy heros or why the Viet Nam war is not taught in history classes in school watch this movie, it will scare the heck out of you, or at the very least, remind you respect those vets. PS: To David Lee, They Are Not Forgotten. We will always take a glance back to where they can no longer go.
Truly the best Vietnam War movie April 23, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Boys in Company C is one of the most accurate depictions of what the Vietnam War was like. It all starts off with a bunch of high school kids and shows you each person's life and why they are going to Vietnam. These kids are wipped into soldiers, and as fate should have it, were sent to Vietnam. On the ride to Vietnam, the commander has them learn the game of soccer to think like the Vietnamese. Many things happen in this video that help you to feel the affect of the war and it makes you wish it never happened. This movie has one of the best plot lines for a Vietnam Movie. You haven't experienced a good war movie until you've seen this one. And to note, I liked it so much I'm trying to find it on video to buy, so if you know of anywhere i can get it-email me at Schaferstyle_03@hotmail.com. Thanks
All Time Favorite Movie December 13, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This movie is the best and one of the greatest. It was the young men in my age group that went to Nam and returned if we were lucky. Everyone of them that I know say this is the movie, the one that shows best what it was like, especially the hypocrisy of the political machine. Not that we don't believe it was right to go and fight even if the effort was not appreciated upon their return. If you never see another war movie or if you don't like war movies (and I don't), you MUST see this movie!!!!! Since I'm a woman this movie helps to understand and support the continuing unconscious stress caused by this war to the men of my generation.
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