The Odd Angry Shot

19791979
UnratedUnrated
1h 32min

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Action Comedy War

In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam.In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam.In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam.

Director
- Tom Jeffrey
Writers
- Tom Jeffrey(screenplay)
- William L. Nagle(adapted from the novel by: "The Odd Angry Shot")
Stars

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The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Bryan Brown in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Bryan Brown, Graeme Blundell, and Graham Kennedy in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Bryan Brown, Graeme Blundell, John Jarratt, and Graham Kennedy in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Bryan Brown in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

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A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew. —saturn5

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Taglines
- In Vietnam, the name of the game is survival.
Genres
Certificate
- Unrated
Parents guide

Trivia
William Lawrence Nagle [William R. Nagel], author of the 'The Odd Angry Shot' novel, was about eighteen years of age when he went to serve in the Vietnam War enlisting on 31 August 1964. Private Nagle 38359 first underwent basic training and then in January 1965, completed the Army Basic Cooking Course, qualified as a cook, and then in May 1965, Nagel was assigned to the Australian Army Catering Corps (AACC). An army cook, billed as The Cook and played by Graham Rouse), is featured in the movie and has frequent humorous banter with Graham Kennedy, who frequently complains about his food. In March 1966, Nagel was appointed as a cook to the SAS Regiment, the SAS being the military division seen in the film. Nagle returned to Australia from South Vietnam on 18 March 1967 and was discharged from the army on 12 September 1968. Nagle lived between 4 June 1947 - 5 March 2002, his novel 'The Odd Angry Shot' being first published in 1975.William Nagle was a qualified patrol member of the SAS and is recognised as such in the book about the SAS, "SAS Phantoms of the Jungle".

Goofs
Long shots of the base show The jungle right up to the edge of the camp, however in Vietnam all Australian army bases had the trees and shrubs cleared sometimes up to two kilometres all around to eliminate any cover for an attack on the base.

Quotes
Harry: I said 'get fucked', you great beer-sodden bag of shit!
Sergeant-Major: Right, you're all on a charge.
Harry: Well, you'd better make it murder, because I'm gonna knock your fucking head right off.

Connections
Featured in Winter of Our Dreams (1981)

Soundtracks
Who Cares, Anyway
Sung by Normie Rowe
© Leeds Music Pty Ltd

Top review

6/10

The Vietnam war, seen through Australian eyes

THE ODD ANGRY SHOT is a slice-of-life war film following the misadventures of a squad of Aussie soldiers who've signed up to do their duty for their country. Australia isn't the first country you think of when it comes to the Vietnam war, so seeing it depicted through their eyes makes for an unusual viewing experience.

In any case, this is one of the most distinctly Australian-feeling films I've seen. It's packed full of that unique brand of laid-back humour and bravado, and the funny script is by far the best thing about it. That, and the fact that the cast list has been populated by future stars (Bryan Brown, John Jarratt) alongside seasoned veterans (Graeme Kennedy).

THE ODD ANGRY SHOT is perhaps one of the most realistic war films out there in depicting real life for soldiers fighting on the front line: an uneasy mixture of brief, bloody fire-fights mixed with a lot of boredom, camaraderie and attempts at entertainment. It's hardly the kind of film to set the world on fire, but it is well made and it holds the attention throughout.

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Release date
- March 1, 1979 (United States)
Country of origin
- Australia
Language
- English
Also known as
- Special Air Patrol 22
Filming locations
- Canungra, Queensland, Australia
Production companies
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Budget
- A$600,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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