The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C

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

R 1978 · 125 min · ★ 6.5 · War

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.

Directed by Sidney J. Furie · Written by Rick Natkin

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Stan Shaw Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
Andrew Stevens Pvt. Billy Ray Pike
James Canning Pvt. Alvin Foster / Narrator
Michael Lembeck Pvt. Vinnie Fazio
Craig Wasson Pvt. Dave Bisbee
Scott Hylands Capt. Collins
James Whitmore Jr. Lt. Archer
Helen McNeely Head Nurse
Noble Willingham Sergeant Curry
R. Lee Ermey Sergeant Loyce
Santos Morales Sergeant Aquilla
Henry Strzalkowski Bit Part (uncredited)

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