any idea what film this is?
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Custard Test

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Monday 18th January 2010
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its driving me nuts. Was having a conversation about this but can't picture what movie this is from:

A guy has flashbacks to when he is on a (bus?) and they have to be quiet,he may have been a soldier, the enemy is outside (Vietnam springs to mind but could be anywhere!) . There is a woman on the bus and he remembers in his flashback most of the time that she kills a chicken as it was making noise but in fact we find out later she kills her own baby.

HELP, tried googling key areas but I didn't get anywhere!

Bullett

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Monday 18th January 2010
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I know the film but I can't think what it's called. I'm thinking Holocaust rather than vietnam though.

varsas

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Monday 18th January 2010
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Not jacobs ladder is it? Don't remember that bit, but it's full of flashbacks where you learn what you think you knew isn't true...otherwise reminds me of shindlers list, where the Nazi's are searching for Jews, she kills her baby trying to keep it quiet, but they here the 'death rattle' and catch them anyway?

Not very sure on either of those though, sorry!

Halb

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Monday 18th January 2010
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Sounds familar...damn, this will bug me now. Bet it's a 70's film?

Man-At-Arms

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Monday 18th January 2010
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Custard Test said:
A guy has flashbacks to when he is on a (bus?) and they have to be quiet,he may have been a soldier, the enemy is outside (Vietnam springs to mind but could be anywhere!) . There is a woman on the bus and he remembers in his flashback most of the time that she kills a chicken as it was making noise but in fact we find out later she kills her own baby.
that sounds like one of the last episodes of the last series of MASH

the bloke who has the flashbacks is Hawkeye (Alan Alda)


ETA: - it was the last episode

Edited by Man-At-Arms on Monday 18th January 22:55

Custard Test

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Tuesday 19th January 2010
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Man-At-Arms said:
Custard Test said:
A guy has flashbacks to when he is on a (bus?) and they have to be quiet,he may have been a soldier, the enemy is outside (Vietnam springs to mind but could be anywhere!) . There is a woman on the bus and he remembers in his flashback most of the time that she kills a chicken as it was making noise but in fact we find out later she kills her own baby.
that sounds like one of the last episodes of the last series of MASH

the bloke who has the flashbacks is Hawkeye (Alan Alda)


ETA: - it was the last episode

Edited by Man-At-Arms on Monday 18th January 22:55
oh bloody hell! Of course it was! Thanks smile

Now I have to dig out my copy of Jacobs Ladder now I have been reminded of it!

Edited by Custard Test on Tuesday 19th January 09:41