Jungle Heat
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Jungle Heat

The Vietnam war was over. Their war had just begun.

3.9 / 10 1985 1h 30mNR English
ActionWar

Storyline

Towards the end of the Vietnam war, the US is running low on drivers for their supplies so they bring in a new lot of recruits and have to train them to survive in the dangers of wartorn Vietnam. The recruits are trained briefly by an American officer but are quickly handed off to their South Vietnamese officers and are made to go out into the dangers of Vietnam without getting the protection they need by the Americans who are more concerned with withdrawing their own troops instead of protecting the South Vietnamese

Cast & Crew

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

Gordon

Lead
Dorian Tan Tao-Liang

Dorian Tan Tao-Liang

Ronald Chin Han

Ronald Chin Han

Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle

CS

Craig Scott Galper

LB

Lenny Bryce

RM

Robert M. Delahunt

LN

Lilia Nguyen

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jobic Wong's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Jungle Heat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker