84C MoPic

84C MoPic
Directed by	Patrick Sheane Duncan
Produced by	Michael Nolin
Written by	Patrick Sheane Duncan
Music by	Donovan
Editing by	Stephen Purvis
Distributed by	New Century Vista Film Company
Release date(s)	April 7, 1989 (1989-04-07)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Vietnamese
Box office	$154,264 (USA)

84C MoPic (also known as 84 Charlie MoPic) is a 1988 American independent war film drama by Patrick Sheane Duncan.

Story

The film is created as a mock-up documentary of a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) mission during the Vietnam War. The point of view is from a camera following an LRRP team on a five-day patrol deep inside the "Indian Country" (territory controlled by the North Vietnamese). The cameraman is nicknamed "MoPic" by the team, because of his alphanumeric military occupational specialty, 84C20, Motion Picture Specialist. The supposedly routine mission, however, goes wrong and eventually turns into a struggle for survival.

Production

The movie was filmed on low budget in Southern California. The film is one of the earlier examples of found footage, a style famously implemented by Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity.

Cast

• Jonathan Emerson as LT
• Nicholas Cascone as Easy
• Jason Tomlins as Pretty Boy
• Christopher Burgard as Hammer
• Glenn Morshower as Cracker
• Richard Brooks as OD
• Byron Thames as MoPic

Reception

The film received three nominations:

• 1989 - Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic (Patrick Sheane Duncan)
• 1990 - Independent Spirit Award, Best First Feature, Patrick Sheane Duncan (Director); Michael Nolin (Producer)
• 1990 - Independent Spirit Award, Best Screenplay, Patrick Sheane Duncan

External links

• 84C MoPic at the Internet Movie Database