1968 Tunnel Rats
Tunnel Rats (also known as 1968 Tunnel Rats) is a 2008 war suspense film written and directed by Uwe Boll. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the Vietnam War. In a documentary for the film, Boll revealed the film did not have a script, and instead the actors improvised their lines. The box office return was poor but Tunnel Rats was met with positive reviews.
Plot
A group of US Army soldiers, trained in underground warfare, arrive at base camp in the jungle of South Vietnam. The soldiers spend the first day and night getting to know each other. The next morning they begin to explore the Viet Cong's tunnel network at Củ Chi. Led by Lieutenant Vic Hollowborn (Michael Pare) along with Platoon Sergeant Mike Heaney (Brad Schmidt) Corporal Dan Green (Wilson Bethel) and Privates Peter Harris (Mitch Eakins), Carl Johnson (Erik Eidem), Terence Verano (Rocky Marquette), Jonathon Porterson, Dean Garraty (Adrian Collins), Samuel Graybridge (Brandon Fobbs), Jim Lidford (Nate Parker) and Bob Miller (Jeffery Christopher Todd).
More details
| author | Uwe Boll |
|---|---|
| director | Uwe Boll |
| editor | Karen Porter |
| events | Vietnam War |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | airstrike base camp bayonet bomb booby trap commanding officer củ chi tunnels end kill michael pare morning north vietnam north vietnamese army nothing people's army of vietnam punji stick south vietnam their way trap tripwire tunnel network at củ chi tunnel warfare underground warfare us army viet cong wound |
| musicBy | Jessica de Rooij |
| producer | Chris Roland Dan Clarke Uwe Boll |
| productionCompany | Boll KG |
| publisher | Kinostar Vivendi Entertainment |
| theme | war |