Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersIndependent Spirit AwardsWomen's History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

84C MoPic

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
84C MoPic (1989)
DramaWar
The title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman. The story follows a unit of American G.I.s in Vietnam, all with different backgrounds and motives for bein... Read allThe title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman. The story follows a unit of American G.I.s in Vietnam, all with different backgrounds and motives for being there, through the lens of his camera.The title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman. The story follows a unit of American G.I.s in Vietnam, all with different backgrounds and motives for being there, through the lens of his camera.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Writer
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Emerson
    • Nicholas Cascone
    • Jason Tomlins
  • Director
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Writer
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Emerson
    • Nicholas Cascone
    • Jason Tomlins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Photos

    84C MoPic (1989)
    84C MoPic (1989)
    84C MoPic (1989)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Jonathan Emerson
    • LT
    Nicholas Cascone
    • Easy
    Jason Tomlins
    • Pretty Boy
    Christopher Burgard
    Christopher Burgard
    • Hammer
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Cracker
    Richard Brooks
    Richard Brooks
    • OD
    Byron Thames
    Byron Thames
    • MoPic
    Russ Thurman
    • Unnamed…
    Joseph Hieu
    Joseph Hieu
    • Unnamed (Truong Nguyen?)
    Don Schiff
    • Unnamed
    Sonny Carl Davis
    Sonny Carl Davis
    • Radio Voice
    • (voice)
    Dale Dye
    Dale Dye
    • Radio voice
    • (voice)
    Glenn Plummer
    Glenn Plummer
    • Radio voice
    • (voice)
    Mike Stokey
    • Radio voice
    • (voice)
    • (as Michael Stokey)
    • Director
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Tour of Duty
    8.3
    Tour of Duty
    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
    7.3
    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
    Gridlock'd
    6.9
    Gridlock'd
    The Ipcress File
    7.2
    The Ipcress File
    The Iron Triangle
    5.8
    The Iron Triangle
    The Boys in Company C
    6.9
    The Boys in Company C
    The Siege of Firebase Gloria
    6.8
    The Siege of Firebase Gloria
    Rollerball
    6.6
    Rollerball
    Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
    5.5
    Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
    A Rumor of War
    6.7
    A Rumor of War
    Devil in a Blue Dress
    6.8
    Devil in a Blue Dress
    Far and Away
    6.6
    Far and Away

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      "84 Charlie MoPic" comes from the Army Military Occupational Specialty code "84C", which was a Motion Picture Cameraman (MoPic) during the VietNam era.
    • Goofs
      LRPs, LRRPs and Force Recon marines in Vietnam communicated by hand signals and obeyed strict noise discipline. Sometimes artistic license is taken with this in films, but in this film the soldiers on long range patrol continually talk amongst themselves in loud tones.
    • Quotes

      MoPic: I was working in a lab, back in the rear - post-production. Sometimes we would get these cans of film in, you know? No cameraman, just the reels of film. And, we hear he got shot, he's dead or something. But the spookiest is thing is waiting for that film to develop, man, because you didn't know what you were gonna see. Sometimes you saw nothing. But other times...

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Miss Firecracker/K-9/Criminal Law/Scandal/84 Charlie Mopic (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Catch the Wind
      Written and Performed by Donovan

    User reviews35

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Engrossing War Film
    The acting is first rate, with Richard Brooks delivering the the goods as OD, the defacto leader of this group of recon soldiers.

    The first person perspective throughout the movie adds to the impact and lends a realism that conventional cinematography wouldn't have been able to pull off.

    The violence (it IS a war movie) is very realistic and disconcerting, which further involves the viewer in the movie. Moreso, this movie investigates the personal dynamics of the group of soldiers, set into the horror of the situation.

    In retrospect, the story and characters are really nothing you've not already seen. The stereotypical archetypes are represented, the redneck, the scared short-timer, etc, but while you watch this movie, the combination of a documentary style filming and first person perspective, combine to make this film feel new and refreshing. Granted "Blair Witch" had a similar feel, but this pre-dated that film by 10 years and pre-dated "The Last Broadcast" (from which the "Blair Witch" was nicked) by 9 years.

    If you can find a copy of this film. Settle in, crank it up and immerse yourself in it. It isn't the same as "the real thing": it isn't even close, nothing is. But it does let you glimpse into the world, without the fake slo-mo sequences, mood enhancing soundtrack, and trappings that separate you from "real life", and you can actually almost believe this IS a documentary.
    helpful•6
    0
    • gooseman1
    • Apr 21, 2005

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • April 7, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • 84 Charlie Mopic
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Charlie Mopic
      • The Charlie Mopic Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $154,264
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    84C MoPic (1989)
    Top Gap
    By what name was 84C MoPic (1989) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.