Just read Neville's post about Platoon and it got me thinking about a film that I saw a small portion of a few years ago. It was a Vietnam flick that looked to be made in the 80s. I don't remember much, and I didn't catch a whole lot of it but I do remember that the group of soldiers thought they were going to get leave but ended up in a soccer match.
This ring any bells with anyone? Seemed like a decent film, might want to track it down and see it all the way through.
Could it have been The Boys in Company C (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/)? I haven't seen it, but it matches the general description you give.
Derf,
You got it. That looks to be the one. I'll have to see if Netflix has it.
Thanks!
I saw that one years ago, I can confirm it's "The boys in company C". Pretty good film.
Hey! I finally managed to identify a movie!
And the crowd goes wild!
'Boys In Company C' strangely was released before 'Apocalypse Now'. It's definitely a different kind of Vietnam movie that's for sure. I really dig the whole angle of the soccer match. I like the cast in it too - Andrew Stevens, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, and Ermey, among others.
When I first saw it I though it was a "Platoon" knock-off, it was later that I knew it had been done many years before.
BTW, do any of you remember this other 'Nam movie with Michael Dudikoff? I think it was made by Cannon and that one was indeed a "Platoon" imitation. It was called "Platoon leader". I remember watching it on TV on my teens and thinking it was pretty good for a B-movie. I'd like to see it again.