Though it didnt reach american shores until much later on home video thanks to the success of platoon. Dvd available from australias only ever vietnam war movie. The odd angry shot movie trailer, news, cast, interviews. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers. The odd angry shot follows a single tour of duty of an australia special air service regiment reconnaissance team in vietnam, and their daily life in camp. The odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer youtube. The odd angry shot, tom jeffreys classic australian film, the odd angry shot, is set in the late 1960s during the vicious war australians shared with the united states. Nagel was the author of this movie s source novel, the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot 1979 is an australian film based on australian soldiers and their experiences during the vietnam war. Mission selection instead of chapter search and so on. The odd angry shot online free online megashare watch. The odd angry shot 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The odd angry shot 1979 stream and watch online moviefone. Aug 10, 2016 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the battle of long tan, the national film and sound archive of australia nfsa presents its digital restoration of the odd angry shot. The enemy is not just the vietcong theyve been sent to fight, but their superiors, the mud and torrential rain, and. The 1975 book was made into a movie of the same name released in 1979. Released 1979, the odd angry shot stars graham kennedy, john hargreaves, bryan brown, john jarratt the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The movie, which was shot on location in new south wales and canungra, queensland, traces the tour. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second tour in vietnam. The odd angry shot is an australian 1979 war and action film with elements of comedy, which was written, directed and produced by tom jeffrey with sue millikin. The odd angry shot online free online megashare watch full. The odd angry shot is the seminal account of australian soldiers in the vietnam war. At no point does the odd angry shot feel like a war movie ive seen before. For four friends in the unit, unsure why they are in a war they did not start, their defence is their humour, backed up by bawdy pranks, beer, fights and scorpion racing.
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. A slight hiss is noticeable when the film first starts, but its mild enough to be easily shrugged off, and i dont notice it at all once the movie proper is underway. The odd angry shot is one of the very few australian films that deals with the vietnam war, and it does so through the eyes of professional soldiers, rather than officers or conscripts it was not the vietnam war movie that some australian critics wanted or expected in 1979, although audiences liked it. Nagel didnt write the screenplay for this film, tom jeffrey did, but nagel did write the film script for two other movies, and they were also both war films. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This vietnam war movie fired off a barrage of controversy in its native australia, with its story of a group of aussie professional. Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and soulsearching experience for australians as for americans, and jeffreys frank portrayal of a group of australian volunteers casts the war in a different light from the perspective of a cimino or. It follows the departure and tour of duty of an australian special air service regiment sasr reconnaissance team. Based on william nagles autobiographical novel of the same name, this comic tragedy follows a troop of special air service volunteers as they try and survive in the jungles of south vietnam in the 1960s. Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and soulsearching experience for australians as for americans, and jeffreys frank portrayal of a group of australian volunteers casts the war in a. It was popular then and continues to be revived, partly because its very funny, with an. If one ever could, i dont think anyone would ever want to watch it.
In between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers suffer lifechanging injuries, and generally experience the war in vietnam. It was not the vietnam war movie that some australian critics wanted or expected in 1979, although audiences liked it. With graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown. The odd angry shot 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. Movies and food are two of the things we do best at sbs. The odd angry shot 1979 03011979 au war 1h 32m user score. Watch the odd angry shot full movie streaming online duration 92 minutes and broadcast on 19790301 mpaa rating is 3.
Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and. Interesting, but it is a bit hard to follow script and footage at once. Less about the politics of australias involvement in the war, this film was more about the men, the conflict and their adjustment to life back home. In between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam. Set during the vietnam war, the odd angry shot depicts life in australia as it was before, during and following the war. Times and lifestyles were much simpler and societal roles were more defined. The odd angry shot was just about all the aussies managed in their own ignominious vietnam war adventure. For all its political context, the odd angry shot plays more like a cross between the aussie larrikin movie and the sort of naive servicemen find an education in war theme that influenced one of the first american movies about the vietnam conflict, the boys in company c, a film remarkably similar in tone, although far more cynical. The odd angry shot is a good australian film, that is a classic in australia, but still leaves much to be desired. The films title, though, might as well refer to the barbed sentiments the poor bloody. While the deer hunter and coming home get most of the credit for bringing the vietnam war experience to movie screens in america, another country involved in the same conflict, australia, offered its own exceptional take on the controversial subject shortly afterwards with the odd angry shot. Perhaps thats in part because its remained unseen for so long on these shores.
Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database. Trailer 1979 australian vietnam war movie the odd angry shot. In the odd angry shot director tom jeffrey provides a cathartic australian answer to michael ciminos the deer hunter. However, the odd angry shot doesnt dwell in the darkness of the conflict. Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database guns. The odd angry shot hasnt cured me of my bias towards the war genre and i still believe that no film could ever truly depict the horrors of vietnam. The following firearms were used throughout the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot is one of the very few australian films that deals with the vietnam war, and it does so through the eyes of professional soldiers, rather than officers or conscripts. Odd angry shot vietnam, 1967, and the australian s. The odd angry shot is an australian 1979 war and action film with elements of comedy, which was written, directed and produced by tom jeffrey with sue. I have called this page after the name of the only aussie movie about the vietnam war and one of the best ever made about the aussie experince. Synapse films has rescued the odd angry shot from obscurity with a firstrate release on bluray, and a film this unique and compelling certainly deserves it. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the battle of long tan, the national film and sound archive of australia nfsa presents its digital restoration of the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy.
Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the odd angry shot near you. The odd angry shot 1979 cast and crew an australian volunteer soldier isnt quite prepared for the sights and situations he finds in vietnam. Tom jeffreys classic australian film, the odd angry shot, is set in the late 1960s during the brutal war australians shared with the united states. 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. It is based on the book of the same title by william nagel, and follows the experiences of australian soldiers during the vietnam war. The odd angry shot australias involvement in the vietnamese war created a political and moral dichotomy in the country such as hadnt been seen since the question of conscription at the time of. This time around it is the vietnam war and our guys fighting it are members of the special air service. The odd angry shot is a 1979 war film following the experiences of australian soldiers during the vietnam war. In the odd angry shot director tom jeffrey provides a cathartic australian answer to michael ciminos tom jeffrey. Less about the politics of australias involvement in the war, this film was more about the men, the conflict and their adjustment to. After his 21st birthday, bill john jarratt goes to fight in vietnam, as part of the australian forces. Feb 07, 2017 in between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam.
Video is okay given the limitations of the source, but far from excellent. The odd angry shot, by william nagle based on his own experience in 3 squadron sas australian army, portrays the boredom, mateship, humour, and fear of a group of australian soldiers deployed to south vietnam in the late 1960s. The odd angry shots dtshd master audio soundtrack offered here in twochannel mono proves to be quite a strong showing as well. The odd angry shot 1979 action, comedy, war 1 h 32 min graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown director. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The odd angry shot is an australian movie based on australian soldiers and their experiences during the vietnam war. The odd angry shot is one of those great little movies that offer an australian perspective of an occurrence usually shown through us eyes. Filmmakers have constantly exploited the vietnam war for stories but the odd angry shot is the first and perhaps only example that tackles australias involvement in the conflict. Trailer 1979 australian vietnam war movie the odd angry shot bryan brown duration. Overall a killer extras package, all packaged as if it were an army base. Brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny, it portrays a closeknit group of knockabout sas fighters. We take a look at some more australian movies this time the obscure war film forgotten to time the odd angry shot starring john jarratt from. This movies director of photography, donald mcalpine, was a news cameraman in vietnam during the. It follows the departure and tour of duty of an australian special air service regiment reconnaissance team and avoids much of the political comment on australias involvement in vietnam.
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