The Odd Angry Shot

1979

Action / Comedy / War

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 1459 1.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Tom Jeffrey Photo
Tom Jeffrey

Top cast

Brandon Burke Photo
Brandon Burke as Isaacs
Max Cullen Photo
Max Cullen as Warrant Officer
Roger Newcombe Photo
Roger Newcombe as Lieut. Clifford
John Jarratt Photo
John Jarratt as Bill
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843.31 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Unrated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 1
1.53 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
Unrated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Les N 8 / 10

How is a film dated when it is

How is a film dated when it is a piece of history
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Follow up to Jen's review I see why

Follow up to Jen's review I see why people would have criticized the casting of Graham Kennedy, but I would not think it was because he was older and fatter, but because he was such a gag-man: his lines often sound rehearsed, like in a comedy show, and he sounds bizarrely unnatural in the midst of the rest of the cast, that is generally good. As for the low budget: I don't agree with the fact that the reason why we do not see the explosion leading to Rogers (Bryan Brown) having his legs cut off is lack of funds. It actually makes perfect sense in the narrative. The first casualty is Scott, whom we see attentive to his mail, then to the meeting, doing everyting right in the patrol until he is shot. Lots observation in preparation for his disappearance from the group. In the case of Rogers, we first see the men leaving the shooting range joking, and the last line of this scene is Rodgers saying, laughingly, 'who said crime doesn't pay?'. A few seconds later, we discover him lying wounded: he is paying for crimes he didn't do. No need for a lenghty scene like that announcing Scott's death, because the viewer already understands that episodes like these have become the men's daily bread. Finally, I don't agree that the last scene is peaceful: Bill is clearly disillusioned, doesn't want to talk, can't talk at all, is not happy to be there as he would not be happy if still in Viet Nam. He is broken and Harry's attempts to cheer him up don't convince him. It's a movie made with intelligence and sensitivity: we see in Jeffrey's camera the love for the actors, and for mankind. Never has Brown looked so likeable in a movie, nor Kennedy so vulnerable. John Hargreaves is crazy in an ebulliant and delightful way. The fight scene between the Americans and the Australians is sheer pleasure.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian

In between drinking cans of Fosters beer, Australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in Vietnam. stars Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt, Bryan Brown, Graeme Blundell, Richard Moir, Ian Gilmour, John Allen and Brandon Burke. directed by Tom Jeffrey.
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