# Military movie, made in America, America the bad guys????

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**Created:** [November 1, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-movie-made-in-america-america-the-bad-guys/703245 "2014-11-01T11:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-movie-made-in-america-america-the-bad-guys/703245/41 "2014-11-06T21:04:06Z")

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The Last Samauri - The “bad guys” are American diplomats and military advisors, including Cruise’s character’s former cavalry commander.

Also, technically any film about the American Civil War.😃

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**Author:** ![Henryunderborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58f4c7/32.png) [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-movie-made-in-america-america-the-bad-guys/703245/42 "2014-11-06T22:59:01Z")

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Last samurai?

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**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-movie-made-in-america-america-the-bad-guys/703245/43 "2014-11-08T07:43:57Z")

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Maybe this isn’t quite in line with the thread, but “Southern Comfort” has an unusual, post-Vietnam premise. American National Guardsmen find themselves pitted against angry Cajuns in the swamps of Louisiana (the Cajuns are depicted as some sort of uncontacted wilderness people).  
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083111/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083111/)

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**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-movie-made-in-america-america-the-bad-guys/703245/44 "2014-11-08T07:59:32Z")

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Maybe this isn’t quite in line with the thread, but “Southern Comfort” has an unusual, post-Vietnam premise. American National Guardsmen find themselves pitted against angry Cajuns in the swamps of Louisiana (the Cajuns are depicted as some sort of uncontacted wilderness people).

> **[Southern Comfort (1981) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083111/)**
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> Southern Comfort: Directed by Walter Hill. With Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales. During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.

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