Southern Comfort

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Summary:
A handful of part time soldiers unwittingly turn a field exercise into a miniature war in this offbeat action drama from writer and director Walter Hill. A group of National Guard reservists are sent to Louisiana on a chilly weekend for war games exercises. None of these weekend warriors seem especially happy to be there, especially laid-back Spencer (Keith Carradine), tightl... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Keith Carradine - (Spencer)
Powers Boothe - (Hardin)
Fred Ward - (Reece)
Franklyn Seales - (Simms)
T.K. Carter - (Cribbs)
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Review:
Walter Hill's low-key film about a National Guard detachment that runs into trouble in Cajun swamplands is a much underrated, quietly disturbing thriller. Seemingly another Hill film about men being men -- in fact there isn't a woman in sight -- it's actually a biting critique of macho behavior as well as a haunting Vietnam allegory. While... Continue >>

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