Sunday, December 21, 2008

Shock Xpress - Vietnam Vets (pt. 1)

In an article in the first Shock Xpress book ('Fighting A Battle That is Finished - The Cinematic Plight Of The Vietnam Vet'), film journalist, co-founder of Headpress and co-author of the books Killing For Culture and See No Evil, David Kerekes examines the portrayal of the Vietnam veteran in exploitation cinema. These are trailers for some of the films discussed in the article.


Taxi Driver
(Martin Scorsese, 1976)




Don't Answer The Phone
(Robert Hammer, 1980)




Combat Shock (Buddy Giovinazzo, 1986)

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