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Ride the Thunder

Play trailer Poster for Ride the Thunder PG-13 Released May 22, 2015 1h 46m War History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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During the Vietnam War, U.S. Marine John Ripley (Joseph Hieu) becomes an ally and friend to Lt. Col. Le Ba Binh (Eric St. John).

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Over and over again, Koster is given credit for crafting a film that tells the truth rather than tells the stories told in so many textbooks. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I am glad the South Vietnamese Major finally got to the US but we screwed him over as having to stay in a "reeducation camp" for all those years. I love John Kerry getting his derelict of duty butt wiped clean off the map. I HATE HIM!!!! He is such a horses butt and he looks like a horse. I used to teach English to Vietnamese boat people in Danbury, CT. The day I came in my US Army Reserves uniform because I was going straight to the base afterwards they all hugged me. I told them that is for the Viet vets not some Quartermaster Supply Officer who was never over there: way too young. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member As a combat wounded veteran of the Vietnam War, I found the movie to be more of an educational vehicle than an entertainment vehicle which is a good thing in my opinion because when history is molded into entertainment the truth is often lost. I think the film will serve to educate generations removed from that war . The film also included old clips that exposed the treasonous activities of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland. Fonda's smug and adamant conviction that the North Vietnamese were the good guys would be buffoonish if not so pathetic. Old clips also exposed John Kerry as a fraud with regard to his Vietnam celebrity Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member RipletRipleRiplRipRiAfter Decades of propaganda buy our own media who seem to have embraced Marxist ideology. It's nice to hear the other side. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie will give people a better understanding on why this war happened. Many people do not even know that the South Vietnamese were peaceful people and that the North were the evil communists. So I think people should watch this movie to appreciate what people have been through on both sides. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An important film that every American should see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review deke p A 'must see'. saw it in Westminster. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the Vietnam War, U.S. Marine John Ripley (Joseph Hieu) becomes an ally and friend to Lt. Col. Le Ba Binh (Eric St. John).
Director
Fred Koster
Producer
Richard Botkin, Connie Florez, Fred Koster
Screenwriter
Fred Koster
Production Co
Koster Films, Ride the Thunder, Ride the Thunder Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Some Violence|Graphic War Testimonials)
Genre
War, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2018
Runtime
1h 46m
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