ceiling fan   independent film   based on novel   fire   journalism   female nudity   nihilism   racism   poetry   explosive   bridge   riverboat   assassin   helicopter   cia   cia agent   famous line   1960s   imagery   drug abuse   beer   insanity   campfire   no title at beginning   black humor   metaphor   atrocity   mud   decapitation   cult   chopper   military officer   allegory   assassination   uniform   colonel   captain   slaughter   secret mission   hypocrisy   firework   animal abuse   army   boat   fighting   battle   psychedelic   jungle   combat   magazine   actual animal killed   cambodia   navy   morality   chaos   spear through chest   water buffalo   army life   tiger   napalm   vietnam war   guerrilla warfare   playboy playmate   head on stake   american soldier   surfing   surfboard   lsd   medal   regicide   moral transformation   nikon camera   topless   water skiing   cavalry   air raid   guerilla base   mythological   patrol boat   roadboatmovie   warfare   awol   colonialism   animal sacrifice   united states army   pacifism   government assassin   imperialism   native   lieutenant colonel   lieutenant general   modern day adaptation   woman smoking cigar   air strike   bugle   idolatry   body paint   saigon vietnam   puppy   odyssey   air cavalry   bull decapitation   chief petty officer   helicopter raid   mango   montagnard   opium pipe   opium smoking   radio transmission   tropical disease   united states navy   vietcong vietnam   wagner   wagner's ride of the valkyries   plantation   cult favorite   death   military   soldier   graffiti   dark hero   massacre   special forces   voice over narration   violence   severed head   rain   helicopter pilot   temple   surrealism   spear   green beret   jungle warfare   vietnam   marijuana   no opening credits   river   madness