Vetsploitation

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Vetsploitation is a film genre and term used to describe exploitation films in which a military veteran is the main element to the plot.

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Critical reception

The vetsploitation genre 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

References

  1. 1 2 Sweeney, Sean (May 25, 2018). "10 Vetsploitation Movies to Watch Over Memorial Day Weekend". LA Weekly .
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Vietnam War movies, ranked". Yardbarker. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  5. ↑ "BEST SERVED COLD Trailer Exclusive: New Doc Explores Little Seen THE FARMER And The Vetsploitation Genre". ScreenAnarchy. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Cannibal Apocalypse". film-authority.com.
  8. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (2008-06-05). "Shoot 'Em Way Up: 'Rambo'". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2025-05-30.


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