John jarratt, bryan brown, graeme blundell and brandon. The odd angry shot was just about all the aussies managed in their own ignominious vietnam war adventure. 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. However, the odd angry shot doesnt dwell in the darkness of the conflict. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. When they are not on duty, they are stuck in camp with not a lot to do but gamble and get drunk and avoid the clockwork like. He played a major supporting role as a young australian soldier in vietnam war movie the odd angry shot 1980 and we of the never never 1982. After his 21st birthday, bill john jarratt goes to. The walking dead the complete sixth season 6 series six box set dvd region 4. The odd angry shot is a sliceoflife war film following the misadventures of a squad of aussie soldiers whove signed up to do their duty for their country. Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database guns. Bryan brown, graham kennedy, john hargreaves, graeme blundell, john jarrett, richard moir, ian gilmour, tom jeffrey.
Graeme blundell has the biggest and thickest dick of them 4. Specialists in arson, murder and drinking after his 21st birthday, bill john jarratt goes to fight in vietnam, as part of the australian forces. The odd angry shot tom jeffrey, graham kennedy, john. The 1975 book was made into a movie of the same name released in 1979. Times and lifestyles were much simpler and societal roles were more defined. The odd angry shot 1979 an australian volunteer soldier isnt quite prepared for the sights and situations he finds in vietnam.
The odd angry shot australia 1979 the case for global film. Set during the vietnam war, the odd angry shot depicts life in australia as it was before, during and following the war. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa 26,667 views 3. Trailer 1979 australian vietnam war movie the odd angry shot bryan brown duration. The odd angry shot is a 1979 war comedy about a group of soldiers trying to survive the boredom and the danger of the vietnam war. Beneath hill 60 for a while feels almost embarrassed to be a big war flick, but once it finds its nerve, it genuinely excels. We see that john jarratt has a good sized cut dick. The odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer duration. Australian sasr prisoner snatch viet cong in the odd angry shot.
Brian thomas wenzel born 24 may 1929 in adelaide, south australia is an australian logie awardwinning actor, comedian, director and singer he has been in the entertainment business for 75 years, including circus, stage, television and film. The odd angry shot dvd region 4 for sale online ebay. 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. In between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam. Rowdy special air service volunteers bring a bit of australia with them to the vietnam war. The odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer youtube.
In the late 1980s, jarratt recognised he had a problem with bingedrinking and related violence. If one ever could, i dont think anyone would ever want to watch it. But when the first odd angry shot rings out, they quickly realize the shield of humor is no. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa 26,484 views. Nagle, and adapted for the screen and directed by tom jeffrey, this movie follows the tour of duty of a group of special air service soldiers sent to viet nam from australia during the early years of the war. The odd angry shot 1979 nude scenes graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of.
Bung hargreaves is shot by a vc machine gunner and tumbles dead into. Theres also a short script to screen sequence, and an nfsa restored trailer, running 325. He appeared in the david williamson play travelling north in 2000. He appeared in many australian films during the 1970s and 1980s including caddie 1976, the odd angry shot 1979 and alisons birthday 1981 however more recently in the crime thriller in 2014 john doe. To top it off the dialogue is excellent and often very funny as they pass the time mocking each other and their situtation and the fight scenes are well crafted and intense. Feb 07, 2017 in between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam.
Bryan brown has a great butt and a medium sized cut dick. May 16, 2017 the odd angry shot didnt make it to the uk until a 1988 video, but it did get a simultaneous australian and us cinema release in 1979, presumably because of the subject matter. As soon as the movie intorduced itself with its dirty dozen style opening credits, and its drum n whistle music, i knew this was gonna be a dated war movie. Along with the odd brit and a well known but much younger australian soap opera actor, they make for a cast who do the best for the film. Killing eve producer says season 3 is emotionally rocky as villanelle copes with betrayal 2h. A group of australian sas regiment soldiers are deployed to vietnam around 19678 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where. A group of australian sas regiment soldiers are deployed to vietnam around 19678 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life. John jarratt born 5 august 1951 is an australian television film actor, producer and director and tv presenter who rose to fame through his work in the australian new wave. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second tour in vietnam. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. 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. The odd angry shot didnt make it to the uk until a 1988 video, but it did get a simultaneous australian and us cinema release in 1979, presumably because of the subject matter.
The odd angry shot looks at the vietnam war from the perspective of a group of. The odd angry shot 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt. Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The odd angry shot 1979 the odd angry shot 1979 the image could not be loaded. Jarratt had the lead role in the 1979 mini series the last outlaw playing ned kelly. The films title, though, might as well refer to the barbed sentiments the poor bloody. The odd angry shot 1979 03011979 au war 1h 32m user score. The odd angry shot follows a single tour of duty of an australia special air.
The odd angry shot 1979 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The odd angry shot 1979 is an australian film based on australian soldiers and their experiences during the vietnam war. Curators notes the odd angry shot 1979 on aso australia. Significantly, the film was largely overlooked at the 1979 afi film awards. Aug 10, 2016 the odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer. Feb 17, 2019 the odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer duration.
Based on the authors experience in the australian army, the odd angry shot is the seminal account of australian soldiers in the vietnam war. 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. The violent new westworld season 3 trailer shows us. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the odd angry shot with exclusive news, pictures, videos and. The odd angry shot official trailer feb 28, 1979 11. Graham kennedy bryan brown odd angry shot 1979 australian war. John hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown, graeme blundell, john allen, tony barry, graham kennedy, richard moir, ian gilmour, graham rouse, tom jeffrey, the odd angry shot, the odd angry shot, tom jeffrey, john hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown, graeme blundell, the odd angry shot, the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot follows a single tour of duty of an australia special air service regiment reconnaissance team in. 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 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy, john. Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and. In the odd angry shot director tom jeffrey provides a cathartic australian answer to michael ciminos the deer hunter.
The odd angry shot 1979 the odd angry shot 1979 user. 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 australian film renaissance of the latter 1970s included such works as picnic at hanging rock, sunday too far away, caddie and the chant of jimmie blacksmith. The following firearms were used throughout the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot centers on a group of aussie volunteers in the special air service, an elite fighting unit. In the late 1960s, australia and the united states. Bill john jarratt is going to war where he joins a platoon already well into the war. The odd angry shot is perhaps one of the most realistic war films out there in depicting real life for soldiers fighting on the front line. 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. It follows the departure and tour of duty of an australian special air service regiment sasr reconnaissance team.
Search party moves from tbs to hbo max for season 3, gets season 4 renewal by streamer 07 october 2019. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa 25,733 views. The odd angry shot 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This classic australian novel won australias national book council award and became an iconic film. He has appeared in a number of film roles including picnic at hanging rock 1975, summer city 1977, the odd angry shot 1979, we of the never never 1982, next of kin 1982, and dark age 1987. Australia isnt the first country you think of when it comes to the vietnam war, so seeing it depicted through their eyes makes for an unusual viewing experience. The odd angry shot 1979 movie graham kennedy, john.
The odd angry shot follows a single tour of duty of an australia special air service regiment reconnaissance team in vietnam, and their daily. It was not the vietnam war movie that some australian critics wanted or expected in 1979, although audiences liked it. Australian sasr prisoner snatch viet cong in the odd. Dec 07, 2017 the odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer duration. Directed by tom jeffrey the 1979 film features an allstar cast including. Granted, according to tom jeffreys 1979 film, the odd angry shot, the contributions to the vietnam war effort courtesy australias finest soldiers were limited to little more than being stationed in asia, drinking fosters, wearing horrific shades of anachronistic pink with their combat fatigues, drinking more fosters, playing cards, pitting. The odd angry shot 1979 0301 1979 au war 1h 32m user score.