butcher Posted November 20, 2008 #1176 Posted November 20, 2008 While this thread gets temporarily hi-jacked for Apocalypse Now, here are two pieces from the movie itself. The first is one of the PBR shirts from one of the background guys. Years ago, before we ever thought movie stuff would be worth anything, I had one of Clean's uniforms. It had the costume tag Larry Fishbourne. I cut the patch off and threw the shirt in the trash. Someplace around here I still have my own personal butt kicking machine I use whenever I think about that shirt. Wow, now thats what i call a part of movie history allright
kammo-man Posted November 21, 2008 #1177 Posted November 21, 2008 Thats my face before and after I have licked Bobs painting . though I have licked some strange paintings all the way around the globe from Paris ,Berlin ,London ,this painting has a different flavour . It tasts like a mango cream pudding!!! you just want to spread it all around .......... Owen Kammoman
matterhorn Posted November 21, 2008 #1178 Posted November 21, 2008 Bob- I can take the picture into the laboratory and have it tested (and decontaminated while I am at it!) Patrick
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1179 Posted November 21, 2008 Bob- I can take the picture into the laboratory and have it tested (and decontaminated while I am at it!) Patrick Thanks, I may have to take you up on that offer.
butcher Posted November 21, 2008 #1180 Posted November 21, 2008 Is this or is this not about tiger stripes?????? ...if we consider that Captain Willard was wearing tigerstripes throughout the movie, guess it is
kammo-man Posted November 21, 2008 #1181 Posted November 21, 2008 Alright lets see some movie tigers then . I know who has got a fantastic shirt ....... Here shirtiee shirtee !!!! owen
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1182 Posted November 21, 2008 Here is a shirt Owen has been on me for awhile to post. This one should make Spikey happy also. It is a lightweight issue piece that was worn in the movie The Green Berets. We believe it is one of the Montangnard Strikers. For years we thought it was the suspected VC that measures off the camp. But about six years ago I was able to purchase a big chunk of the Green Berets costume departments uniform continuance photos. It is close but the pocket has a slightly different vertical print.
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1183 Posted November 21, 2008 Close-up of the pocket on the sleeve. The costumers took the pocket off but left the flap to maker it look like it was still there.
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1184 Posted November 21, 2008 The chest pocket with the stripe sewn vertical.
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1186 Posted November 21, 2008 This is another of my personal favorite pieces. This VNMC pattern tiger boonie hat belonged to Helen " Patches" Muscgrove. She was one of the most famous female correspondents in Vietnam. For years covering the war she would receive patches from units. Eventually she had her name legally changed to Patches Muscgrove. She wrote one of the best books ever written about Vietnam called VIETNAM FRONT ROW CENTER.
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1189 Posted November 21, 2008 Here are some of the photos from the costume department on The Green Berets. This first photo is the one we hoped was the shirt above.
vintageproductions Posted November 21, 2008 #1193 Posted November 21, 2008 These are just a few of the photos we bought from the costume department
kammo-man Posted November 21, 2008 #1194 Posted November 21, 2008 B show the guy in post 1281dancing o
kammo-man Posted November 21, 2008 #1196 Posted November 21, 2008 Something tells me that guy was a lot of fun . I wonder if he likes mangos ?? o
Copran Posted November 21, 2008 #1197 Posted November 21, 2008 Bob, Thanks for posting these pics, could you provide further information about the material, is it made like the Late war Tiger Stripe or just like poplin. It s just because I had in the past the hunting pants I had bought from O'Connor with only 2 side pockets, and the material is like Late war, and I was not able to tell if it waswartime item or some reprint during the end 60-70 for civilian market. Your jacket has classic asian buttons, while in the movie, the garment worn by JWayne or other US had big BDU buttons. Is it true ? Thanks Here is a shirt Owen has been on me for awhile to post. This one should make Spikey happy also. It is a lightweight issue piece that was worn in the movie The Green Berets. We believe it is one of the Montangnard Strikers. For years we thought it was the suspected VC that measures off the camp. But about six years ago I was able to purchase a big chunk of the Green Berets costume departments uniform continuance photos. It is close but the pocket has a slightly different vertical print.
vintageproductions Posted November 22, 2008 #1199 Posted November 22, 2008 The material is a lightweight, nothing even close to civilian. John Wayne had a few different sets of Silver he wore. I handled a set of his a couple of years ago with the Paramount studios tag in it. Great set but I couldn't afford the asking price for it. You have to remember the war was going on while this movie was being filmed. When they needed material / insignia/ etc., they just had someone pick it up in Vietnam and ship it to the set. The majority of the movie was filmed at Ft Bragg. These uniforms weren't collectibles at the time, they were current worn items.
gwb123 Posted November 22, 2008 #1200 Posted November 22, 2008 We have another thread running about the thousands of photos that Life Magazine has posted on-line. While the WWII guys have been going nuts over them, there are some Vietnam era photos shown there is well. Here is a sample: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?img...%3Doff%26sa%3DG To search further, go to the search bar and enter what ever key words you wish to use, just make sure it ends "search:Life". There are also buttons on here where you can buy these photos.
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