i need ideas for a movie

[bringitdownnow]

im making a full lenght movie about the vietnam war - from the view of 6 american soldiers.
throw any ideas you have for plot twists/ideas for the movie at all down and i may use them ;)
the only guidline is that the men are conscripted at the same time and it is set in the 2 or third year of the movie - but im open to changing this...
cheers

[The Grey Blur]

From the big book of Vietnam clichés

*One soldier must be black

*If not black, he must be Native American

*One soldier will have just married

*This soldier dies horrifically, crying "tell my wife I loved her"

*Napalm must look like fireworks

*On soldier must critiscize the war before being told to "keep politics outta this"

*There must be at least one scene of a convoy of choppers

*There must be an affable, "gentle-giant" type

*This charcter must either go insane and shoot himself

*Or get blown up by a landmine

*Their sargeant must be a good-old Texas American, ready to kick some gook ass

*But he must also have an inner, sensitive side that he hides from his troops

*References to 60's music is a must

*And Jane Fonda

*If there are two best friends in the platoon, only one survives the war

[bringitdownnow]

belive it or not about 4 or 5 of those things ARE in the movie

[The Grey Blur]

NO! - Really?

:o

[bringitdownnow]

hahah yeh
exept we cant afford helicopters

[Vladislav]

*References to 60's music is a must

Not sure if this was 60's or not, but I can suggest Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. You know the song from Rocky :P

[bringitdownnow]

im already using knoking on heavens door (bob dylan) in the sad scene at the end

[bunk]

I recommend having Iggy Pop - I wanna be your dog playing as some soldiers are cruising in a helo.

[Dyst]

Hm... A movie about the Vietnam/USA war from the viewpoint of american soldiers.

Sounds... creative. :P

[Monty Cantsin]

I say dont even start shooting before you've got all the screen play and story board worked out.

[YKTMX]

They didn't have a script for Apocalypse Now when they started shooting and look how that turned out!

[encephalon]

I'd rather it be done from the viewpoint of zombies.

[bringitdownnow]

Originally posted by [email protected] 2 2006, 06:54 PM
I'd rather it be done from the viewpoint of zombies.
hahaha yeh mabey
i love zombie films :D

[Lord Testicles]

copy Rambo but change the names. ;)

[Monty Cantsin]

Originally posted by [email protected] 2 2006, 04:33 PM
They didn't have a script for Apocalypse Now when they started shooting and look how that turned out!
I hope that's irony.

[Fistful of Steel]

Originally posted by [email protected] 2 2006, 04:33 PM
They didn't have a script for Apocalypse Now when they started shooting and look how that turned out!
Not everyone is graced with the skill of Francis Ford Coppola.

[mscommieparty]

*There must be an affable, "gentle-giant" type

*This charcter must either go insane and shoot himself

*Or get blown up by a landmine

i think they should be pinned down, and he takes a carbine, and runs out, kills a few viet cong, and eventually gets shot, but this action saves the lives of all the others. in the end he would be awarded a silver star at his open casket burial, at which all five other soldiers, and the general who pushed him around in the beginning, are present

and the viet cong did not use land mines, they used an improvised tripwire trail bomb. they would put a grenade in an empty c-ration can from a US soldier, and then they would pull the pin and tie a rope around the grenade and stretvht the rope out across the trails. when the GIs would trip the wire, the grenade would pull out of the can, and it would go off, kind of like a less concentrated claymore.

[bringitdownnow]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2006, 10:09 AM


*There must be an affable, "gentle-giant" type

*This charcter must either go insane and shoot himself

*Or get blown up by a landmine

i think they should be pinned down, and he takes a carbine, and runs out, kills a few viet cong, and eventually gets shot, but this action saves the lives of all the others. in the end he would be awarded a silver star at his open casket burial, at which all five other soldiers, and the general who pushed him around in the beginning, are present

and the viet cong did not use land mines, they used an improvised tripwire trail bomb. they would put a grenade in an empty c-ration can from a US soldier, and then they would pull the pin and tie a rope around the grenade and stretvht the rope out across the trails. when the GIs would trip the wire, the grenade would pull out of the can, and it would go off, kind of like a less concentrated claymore.
i realy like this idea appart from the fact that it is set toward the middle/end of the war and so they have m-16s not m-1 carbines but thanks for the idea

p.s (josh) iggy pop i wanna be your dog is a sick song - also in the movie

[The Grey Blur]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2006, 10:09 AM
and the viet cong did not use land mines, they used an improvised tripwire trail bomb. they would put a grenade in an empty c-ration can from a US soldier, and then they would pull the pin and tie a rope around the grenade and stretvht the rope out across the trails. when the GIs would trip the wire, the grenade would pull out of the can, and it would go off, kind of like a less concentrated claymore.
Lucky you told me, who know what social faux pas could have arisen from my lack of knowledge on Viet Cong ballistic techniques :rolleyes:

[Little brother]

You say that the Soldiers were coscripted right? Well make them real people. It's easy to fall into the trap of making these soldiers gun ho people. Don't. Real people who may or may not want to be there. Some think this is their duty, some just want to go home. Forsake the traditional bravado. You want real people.

[mscommieparty]

Lucky you told me, who know what social faux pas could have arisen from my lack of knowledge on Viet Cong ballistic techniques :rolleyes:

a bit of sarcasm? :blink:

[bringitdownnow]

i cant realy think of a conving start to the movie - any help?

[Postteen]

Originally posted by [email protected] 1 2006, 02:06 PM

*References to 60's music is a must

Not sure if this was 60's or not, but I can suggest Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. You know the song from Rocky :P
aww,yeah,put this scene from Woodstock where Country Joe&the Fish sing along with thousands of people this beautiful song that goes:one two three what we're fighting for?do it do it!!

I wish I could make a movie as well....... :rolleyes:

[stealthisname67]

Maybe you can make the movie a tragedy and end up with dead soldiers and tears, and end the movie with a sad folk song to transition from silenced cries from the soldiers to the credits.

[bringitdownnow]

im thinking of playing "knockin' on heavens door" by bob dylan or guns n' roses at the end at the scene were all the troops are standing round a fallen comrads coffin

[The Grey Blur]

No Gods, No Heavens

Oh and Guns & Roses suck

[Commie Rat]

Zombies!
every movie needs zombies.


QUOTE (mscommieparty @ May 5 2006, 10:09 AM)
QUOTE

*There must be an affable, "gentle-giant" type

*This charcter must either go insane and shoot himself

*Or get blown up by a landmine



i think they should be pinned down, and he takes a carbine, and runs out, kills a few viet cong, and eventually gets shot, but this action saves the lives of all the others. in the end he would be awarded a silver star at his open casket burial, at which all five other soldiers, and the general who pushed him around in the beginning, are present



as soon has he drops all the other troops run. Silver Star and flowers on top of his casket at the end, with him listed KIA, then one of the guys is talking to famliy and then cut to flash back, and after the troops leave the vietcong capture him <insert generic montage-ed prison torture sequence

[bringitdownnow]

[QUOTE]Permanent Revolution Posted on May 15 2006, 08:03 PM
No Gods, No Heavens

Oh and Guns & Roses suck

wtf? are u kidding?
knoking on hevans door kicks ass by bob dylan
and its a million times better by guns &#39; n roses

[rioters bloc]

i&#39;d give you my boyfriend&#39;s ideas, but... no. :P

we&#39;re gonna make the coooooolest experimental movie EVER these holidays&#33;

*is excited*

[RebelDog]

Start over and do it from the NVA/Viet-cong point of view and people fighting a just war repelling fuckwit imperialists.

[Invader Zim]

Where are you filming it?

[bringitdownnow]

Originally posted by The [email protected] 9 2006, 01:30 PM
Start over and do it from the NVA/Viet-cong point of view and people fighting a just war repelling fuckwit imperialists.


i had thought of that but i need a easy story to a degree and am trying to entertain a wider audience.

oh im filming in Australia btw - i know not my first chocie either but we have a pretty sweet set .
river, vines mud bodies its alll there.


still need conflicts though....
MORE IDEAS pleeeeeease&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[socialistpunk]

I suggest audioslaves cochise for the battle scenes. Also have some huey action like strafing runs from the combat ones and evac for the wounded.

[socialistpunk]

I suggest audioslaves cochise for the battle scenes. Also have some huey action like strafing runs from the combat ones and evac for the wounded.

[socialistpunk]

I suggest audioslaves cochise for the battle scenes. Also have some huey action like strafing runs from the combat ones and evac for the wounded.

[Global_Justice]

where are you getting the funding for this? just out of curiosity.

[Global_Justice]

where are you getting the funding for this? just out of curiosity.

[Global_Justice]

where are you getting the funding for this? just out of curiosity.

[bringitdownnow]

Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2006, 02:54 PM
where are you getting the funding for this? just out of curiosity.
lol ah yes the money issue eh?
well tell you the truth its part grant, part grant.
so yeh its hard but rewarding
adios&#33;