1968 Tunnel Rats
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| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Produced by | Uwe Boll Dan Clarke Shawn Williamson |
| Written by | Uwe Boll Bryan C. Knight |
| Starring | Michael Paré Nate Parker Erik Eidem Jane Le Jeffrey Christopher Todd Rocky Marquette Brandon Fobbs Scott Cooper John Wynn Wilson Bethel |
| Music by | Jessica de Rooij |
| Cinematography | Mathias Neumann |
| Editing by | Julian Clarke |
| Distributed by | Boll KG Vivendi Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | July 19, 2008 (Fantasia Film Festival) |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany America |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
1968 Tunnel Rats (originally titled Tunnel Rats) is a war film directed by Uwe Boll. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the Vietnam War. Unlike his most well known films, 1968 Tunnel Rats is not based on a video game but does have a video game based on it.
In a documentary for the film, Boll revealed the movie doesn't have a script, instead the actors are improvising their lines.[1]
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[edit] Plot synopsis
A group of US soldiers in Vietnam arrive at base camp in the jungle. The soldiers spend the first day and night getting to know each other. The next morning they begin to explore the Viet Cong's underground tunnel network at Củ Chi. In the tunnels the US soldiers encounter dangers including primitive, but lethal, booby traps and roving Viet Cong. Meanwhile on the surface the Viet Cong also attack the base. As things escalate above and below the ground, soldiers for both sides are pushed to the limits of their humanity. In the end, everyone in the movie is killed by either the Viet Cong or U.S soldiers, or by a climatic U.S. airstrike which hits the base camp by accident, killing all the survivors of the battle.
[edit] Video game
Uwe Boll also released a video game based on the movie. The title was developed by Replay Studios using the Replay engine.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Making of Tunnel Rats documentary.
- ^ Tunnel Rats was released on Steam on May 15, 2009. http://store.steampowered.com/app/31300/
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