A VIETNAM WAR FILMOGRAPHY

A partial listing of Vietnam-themed movies.

“A Yank in Vietnam” (1964) Marshall Thompson is a Marine helping the South Viets--on a very low budget.

“The Green Berets” (1968) John Wayne (who also directed) in the only major film made about Vietnam during the war. Derided by the critics, it so angered soldiers that when it was shown at a camp near Saigon, they reportedly turned their M-16s on the screen.

“Alice’s Restaurant” (1969) Counterculture satire hits all targets--including Vietnam. Inspired by Arlo Guthrie’s hit song.

“MASH” (1969) Robert Altman’s zany film may be set in Korea, but it’s Vietnam in camouflage. And very anti-war.

“Getting Straight” (1970) . . .

“The Strawberry Statement” (1970)

. . . “R.P.M.” (1970) . . . You say you want a revolution? Then head for the nearest college campus.

“Hearts and Minds” (1974) Peter Davis’ Oscar-winning documentary about U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

“Taxi Driver” (1976)

Robert De Niro is Travis Bickle, a Vietnam veteran who also happens to be a psychopath.

“Heroes” (1977) Henry Winkler is a disturbed veteran on a cross-country odyssey. The producers called this one “a serio-comedic love story.”

“Rolling Thunder” (1977) Ex-POW William Devane returns to a home he no longer recognizes. But he sure knows what to do when his wife and son are murdered.

“The Deer Hunter” (1978) The lives of three Pennsylvania steelworkers are forever altered by Vietnam. Five Oscars--including picture, director (Michael Cimino), supporting actor (Christopher Walken).

“Go Tell the Spartans” (1978) Burt Lancaster leads a team of military “advisers” in defending an outpost in South Vietnam. But is it worth the cost? Ted Post directed.

“Coming Home” (1978) Jon Voight is crippled, embittered by war and ends up loving Jane Fonda, wife of gung-ho officer Bruce Dern. Three Oscars--including actor (Voight), actress (Fonda), script.

“The Boys in Company C” (1978) Sidney Furie directs the (sometimes funny) exploits of five Marine recruits, from basic training to combat.

“Who’ll Stop the Rain?” (1978) About three casualties of war, involved in smuggling heroin from Vietnam to California. Based on the novel “Dog Soldiers.”

“Apocalypse Now” (1979) Francis Coppola’s surrealistic look at Vietnam, starring Martin Sheen as the captain who must journey up river and into the heart of darkness to eliminate a madman (Marlon Brando), who is fighting his own war.

“Friendly Fire” (1979) TV movie with Carol Burnett and Ned Beatty examining the death of their son--the result of military ineptitude.

“More American Graffiti” (1979) Some of the old gang protest the war; others wind up in the jungles.

“A Rumor of War” (1980) TV movie based on Philip Caputo’s best-selling account of his tenure as a Marine in ‘Nam.

“A Small Circle of Friends” (1980) College daze, in the ‘60s, complete with protests/nightmares of ‘Nam.

“Don’t Cry, It’s Only Thunder” (1982) Dennis Christopher stars, based on the true story of a serviceman’s work with homeless Vietnamese orphans.

“First Blood” (1982) Sylvester Stallone is John Rambo--a Vietnam vet with a difference: He retaliates when he’s made to feel unwelcome in a small town.

“Some Kind of Hero” (1982) Comedy-drama with Richard Pryor as a returning POW--who hooks up with hooker Margot Kidder.

“The Big Chill” (1983) Judging from what’s happened/happening to drug-dealing William Hurt, the future’s not promising for Vietnam vets.

“Uncommon Valor” (1983) Gene Hackman, as a retired officer, takes a commando unit to Laos in search of MIAs.

“Vietnam: A Television History” (1983) PBS’ 13-hour exploration of the war.

“The Killing Fields” (1984) Roland Joffe directs, based on the true story of reporter Sydney Schanberg’s search for his Cambodian friend and assistant in the aftermath of a war that spilled over the Viet border. Oscar for supporting actor Dr. Haing S. Ngor, a real-life survivor of Cambodian genocide.

“Missing in Action” (1984) Chuck Norris is Col. James Braddock--hero and renegade. And he’s determined to get his guys out of ‘Nam. (And he shoots M-60s from the hip.)

“Cease Fire” (1985) Don Johnson is an unemployed Vietnam vet haunted by recurring nightmares about you-know-what.

“Missing in Action II: The Beginning” (1985) Chuck Norris is back in time in action, in a prequel to “MIA.”

“Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) Rambo returns to ‘Nam to locate POWs. “Do we get to win this time?” he asks his commander. You betcha.