The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney J. Furie
Written by	Sidney J. Furie; Rick Natkin;
Produced by	Andre Morgan
Starring	Stan Shaw; Andrew Stevens; Michael Lembeck; Craig Wasson; Scott Hylands; James Whitmore Jr.; Noble Willingham;
Cinematography	Godfrey A. Godar
Edited by	Frank J. Urioste
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Production; companies	Golden Harvest; Good Times Films S.A.;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 2, 1978;
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	United States; Hong Kong;
Language	English

The Boys in Company C is a 1978 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie about United States Marine Corps recruits preparing for duty and their subsequent combat in the Vietnam War.^[1] It stars Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Craig Wasson and Michael Lembeck. It was among the first Vietnam War films to appear after the Vietnam Era, and was also the first role for R. Lee Ermey of Full Metal Jacket fame.^[2] It is the first in Furie's Vietnam War motion-picture trilogy, followed by Under Heavy Fire (2001) and The Veteran (2006).

The film was a co-production of Golden Harvest and Columbia Pictures, the latter originally handling theatrical distribution. It was filmed in the Philippines.

Wasson plays guitar and sings the theme song "Here I Am", used within the film and over the end credits.

^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Boys in Company C".
^ According to Andrew Stevens on the DVD commentary, Ermey was discovered by the director, Furie