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The Boys in Company C

To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.

War2h 5m

🍅76%

🍅

76%

Tomatometer

🍿

76%

Popcornmeter

6.5

TMDB

Storyline

Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.

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Details

DirectorSidney J. Furie

ReleasedFeb 2, 1978

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Columbia Pictures

Orange Sky Golden HarvestGood Times Films S.A.

Cast

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington

Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens

Pvt. Billy Ray Pike

James Canning

Pvt. Alvin Foster / Narrator

Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

Pvt. Vinnie Fazio

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Pvt. Dave Bisbee

Scott Hylands

Scott Hylands

Capt. Collins

James Whitmore Jr.

James Whitmore Jr.

Lt. Archer

Helen McNeely

Head Nurse

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Sergeant Curry

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Sergeant Loyce

Santos Morales

Santos Morales

Sergeant Aquilla

Henry Strzalkowski

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

2 fresh · 2 rotten

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJun 15, 2018

I think the movie is, first and best, a thrilling entertainment that starts by being funny and ends by being very deeply moving. But I also think it reflects an attitude about Vietnam that wouldn't have been possible in a war movie of the early 1940s.

R

Rene Jordan

RTEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)Jan 25, 2024

Sidney J. Furie has opted for a combination of sentimentalism with cynicism and the elements are like oil and vinegar: never flirting and they drag along the film until an ending taken straight from the finale of M.A.S.H. [Full review in Spanish]

B

Bernard Drew

RTGannett News ServiceNov 1, 2019

The movie isn't really terrible, it just seems to be inspired by other movies about other wars.

E

Emanuel Levy

RTEmanuelLevy.ComApr 12, 2011

Furie's film about the combat experience of five soldiers is one of the first movies about thr Vietnam War

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Information

Title

The Boys in Company C

Released

Feb 2, 1978

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Hong Kong, Philippines

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 5m

Status

Released

Studios

Columbia Pictures, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Uncommon Valor