84C MoPic (1989)

Impressive performance by unknown actors in this low-budget Vietnam drama. The story is being told in the form of a documentary; a camera team follows an Army unit in pursuit of 'Charlie'. ... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Writer:

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Stars:

Jonathan Emerson, Nicholas Cascone, Jason Tomlins

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jonathan Emerson	...	LT
Nicholas Cascone	...	Easy
Jason Tomlins	...	Pretty Boy
Christopher Burgard	...	Hammer
Glenn Morshower	...	Cracker
Richard Brooks	...	OD
Byron Thames	...	MoPic
Russ Thurman	...	Unnamed / Radio voice
Joseph Hieu	...	Unnamed (Truong Nguyen?)
Don Schiff	...	Unnamed
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sonny Carl Davis	...	Radio voice (voice)
Dale Dye	...	Radio voice (voice)
Glenn Plummer	...	Radio voice (voice)
Mike Stokey	...	Radio voice (voice) (as Michael Stokey)

Storyline

Impressive performance by unknown actors in this low-budget Vietnam drama. The story is being told in the form of a documentary; a camera team follows an Army unit in pursuit of 'Charlie'. Filmed in Southern California. The movie's producing company itself is called '84 Charlie MoPic'.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam | vietnam war | independent film | number in title

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

7 April 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

84 Charlie Mopic

Box Office

Gross:

$154,264 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charlie Mopic, The Charlie Mopic Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"84 Charlie MoPic" comes from the Army Military Occupational Specialty code "84C20", which is a Motion Picture Cameraman (MoPic).

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Quotes

Easy: Soon to be promoted to PFC: private fucking civilian!

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Soundtracks

"Catch the Wind"
Written and Performed by Donovan

User Reviews

The Best Small Unit Warfare Movie Ever

84 Charlie Mopic (84C Mopic) is the best movie ever made about small unit warfare. If that's what you're into, you're golden with this mock documentary about a LRRP/Ranger unit. A cast of unknown actors (Richard Brooks of Law & Order, Glenn Morshower of CSI, Christopher Burgard, Nicholas Gascone) generate extraordinary performances.

The difference with other movies is that it gives a lot of attention to the detail of going on a small 5 man, 5 day mission as the LRRPs did. There is a lot of attention paid to noise discipline, and when enemy shots ring out, you have to work out for yourself from where. The enemy is seen up close only once in this movie.

There is no heavy handed treatment of "politics" as in Hamburger Hill, no lots of nonsense like in Platoon, just five (seven) guys who are thrown together and have a job to do, and hopefully come through alive.

If you like it, you may also like Sniper, with Tom Berenger and Billy Zane.