Vetsploitation
Vetsploitation is a film genre and term used to describe exploitation films in which a military veteran is the main element to the plot.
Critical reception
[edit]The vetsploitation developed in the 1970s, as B movies featuring veterans who were vilified and became antiheroes.[1][2] Aspects of American vetsploitation films were paralleled by Russian media inspired by the Soviet–Afghan War.[3]
Notable films
[edit]- 1971: Billy Jack[2]
- 1972: Skyjacked
- 1973: The No Mercy Man
- 1974: Deathdream
- 1976: Taxi Driver[4]
- 1977: Black Sunday[1]
- 1977: The Farmer[5]
- 1977: Rolling Thunder[6]
- 1980: The Exterminator
- 1980: Cannibal Apocalypse[7]
- 1982: Forced Vengeance
- 1982: First Blood[8]
- 1985: Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
- 1985: The Park Is Mine
- 1986: Combat Shock
- 1987: Street Trash
- 1990: Jacob's Ladder
- 1995: Dead Presidents
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sweeney, Sean (May 25, 2018). "10 Vetsploitation Movies to Watch Over Memorial Day Weekend". LA Weekly.
- ^ a b Searle, William J. (1988). Search and Clear: Critical Responses to Selected Literature and Films of the Vietnam War. Popular Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-87972-429-0.
- ^ Oushakine, Serguei Alex (2010-12-15). The Patriotism of Despair: Nation, War, and Loss in Russia. Cornell University Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-8014-5910-8.
- ^ "Vietnam War movies, ranked". Yardbarker. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "BEST SERVED COLD Trailer Exclusive: New Doc Explores Little Seen THE FARMER And The Vetsploitation Genre". ScreenAnarchy. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Martini, Edwin A. (2007). Invisible Enemies: The American War on Vietnam, 1975-2000. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-55849-608-8.
- ^ "Cannibal Apocalypse". film-authority.com.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (2008-06-05). "Shoot 'Em Way Up: 'Rambo'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
External links
[edit]- "Don’t Mess with a Vietnam Vet" at Cinema Sojourns
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