The Odd Angry Shot

The Odd Angry Shot is a 1979 war film following the experiences of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War. The movie, which was shot on location in New South Wales and Queensland, traces the tour of duty of an Australian Special Air Service Regiment reconnaissance team from their departure to their return home to Australia. It avoids much of the political comment on Australias involvement in Vietnam unlike Hollywood films which tend to explore the rights and wrongs of the Vietnamese conflict.

Bill, a young new recruit in the Australian Special Air Service, arrives for his yearlong tour of duty in Vietnam. Other members of his section include Harry, the sections Corporal and the oldest and most worldlywise of the group, along with Bung, Rogers, Dawson and Scott. The closeknit group cope with their circumstances with a mixture of humour, cheek, practical jokes and copious quantities of beer. Harry has an ongoing verbal feud with the company cook over the questionable quality of the food. During the first weeks of their stay in Vietnam, their biggest enemies are mud, boredom, tinea and the neverending torrential rains. However the real war strikes suddenly one night when an enemy mortar barrage hits their camp claiming a number of casualties. The sections first operation takes place shortly afterwards a short sharp engagement in the dense jungle, which leaves Scott mortally wounded and one wounded Viet Cong who escapes. This encounter sets the tone for the remainder of their tour. Long, exhausting patrols which are periodically interrupted by short savage encounters with either the enemy, mines or boobytraps.Back at camp, the men resort to anything to pass the time and keep fear and grief at bay, including drunken brawls, a practical joke on the padre and an insectfighting contest with an American unit. Bill receives a thinlydisguised breakup letter from his girlfriend back home. Whilst on leave in Saigon, Bung catches a young scam artist who has just robbed a pair of US soldiers. They take the boys stolen cash and team up with the Americans for a wild night with hookers, where even Bill partakes. ........

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