Tunnel Rats (2008)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Uwe Boll (screenplay)
Dan Clarke (story)

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War

Tagline:

Hell Is For Heroes

Plot:

During the Vietnam War [1959-1975] a special US combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the Viet Cong soldiers in a man-to-man combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of Vietnam. Suicide squads of a special kind. |

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michael Paré	...	Sergeant Vic Hollowborn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wilson Bethel	...	Corporal Dan Green
Adrian Collins	...	Private Dean Garraty
Scott Cooper	...	Private Joseph Walderson
Mitch Eakins	...	Private Peter Harris
Erik Eidem	...	Private Carl Johnson
Brandon Fobbs	...	Private Samuel Graybridge
Jane Le	...	Vo Mai
Scott Ly	...	Tran, Huy
Rocky Marquette	...	Private Terence Verano
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Private Jonathan Porterson
Nate Parker	...	Private Jim Lidford
Brad Schmidt	...	Sgt. Mike Heaney
Jeffrey Christopher Todd	...	Private Bob Miller
John Wynn	...	Nguyen Van Chien

Also Known As:

1968 Tunnel Rats (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong war violence and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (certificate #45345) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Boll

Trivia:

Won a Golden Raspberry Award despite being released in only one theatre in the United States: Worst Director for Uwe Boll (also for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) and Postal (2007)).

Goofs:

Continuity: Bandage missing from Vietnamese girl's right wrist right after the underground bunker was destroyed by bombing.

Never thought I'd comment a Boll-flick

First of all,i NEVER appreciated any of the work of German movie-maker Uwe Boll,although I cant say I seen all his work. But I have seen his "skills" in "house of the dead","alone in the dark" and the one with the vampire slayer chick.

Now,after watching "Tunnel Rats",I cant help myself wondering if this guy really improved his skills significantly,or he got lucky?...maybe he wasn't even directing,but hired someone else??...

Yeah,I sound silly,but its all because this film was a good little solid war story and it had no feel of a low-budget production. There are plenty of moments that made me get found of some characters,even Vietnamese,the action scenes are never over the top,almost all of it feels raw and real (if you know what I mean),and last,but not least,It made me think of the value of a mans life. And all this is saying much,if not TOO MUCH,for a Uwe Boll-written/directed film.

If he would seriously think of stopping to do all of those video game based tasteless adaptations and focus on action/drama, maybe his future works will gain more audience.