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Movie Description
Nine national guardsmen are performing training exercises in the Louisiana Bayou. They are all pretty new to the game, and without live ammunition, but in their carelessness and cockiness, they offend some of the locals. The angry Cajuns fight back for their turf and pride, and begin a guerilla war with the soldiers, and the suspense builds in this Vietnam War-like film.
Synopsis
Nine Louisiana National Guardsmen head into the bayou for a routine training mission. They accidentally ignite a vengeful war by the Cajun inhabitants when they trespass on their territory, and when one of them fires a round of blanks, as a practical joke, and the natives think the bullets are real.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Shot on location in Louisiana and Texas in DeLuxe color, using Panavision equipment.
Produced by Phoenix Film.
Copyright 1981 Cinema Group Ventures.
Industry Reviews
"...Hill provides a reassuring reminder of the popular cinema's continuing capacity for relevant self-renewal....An unshowy originality that conveys a bracing shock of pleasure..."
Sight and Sound - p.64 - Tim Pulleine (12/01/1981)
"...An arresting exercise in visual filmmaking and tautly told suspenser..."
Variety - Cart. (09/23/1981)
4 stars out of 5 -- "The sense of order incrementally turning into chaos is beautifully done..."
Uncut - Uncut Staff (02/01/2007)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Channelling the spirit of Ford and Peckinpah, Hill lets violence erupt unexpectedly, crafting a taut action movie."
Total Film - Jamie Russell (03/01/2007)
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