this be further proof that the film troma distributes be far good than the film they make themselves . don not be fool by the cover depict a rambo style bloodbath . this be a grim and harrow portrait of a vietnam vet hell . sure and the production value aren not great and but they add to the raw feel of the film . this isn not a film that will uplift you ( with the exception of feel happy this isn not your life depict ) . however and it be a powerful if impoverish film that must be see . there isn not much explicit violence for the first hour or so ( with the exception of some vietnam flashback ) . it depict a veteran roam the street try to make money yet maintain a sense of morality . he find it difficult to be a good human be when he look at the scum around him . he in debt to a local loan shark and his only friend be a junkie and his wife nag him and and his baby be deform by agent orange . between what he have to take and his memory of saigon and he finally snap at the end . this isn not an exploitation film a many may assume . it obvious the director want to create something heartfelt and realistic about the trauma experience by vet . he couldn not get anyone to finance it except troma and who be know for schlock such a class of nuke em high . the baby be another notable aspect . outside of eraserhead and there isn not a more disturbing deformed child catch on camera . the end when he finally lose ( remind one of taxi driver ) be predictable but still powerful . there be scene however that subtly show the main character to be a multi dimensional person with feeling . he try to talk to a child prostitute and help her only to be attack by her pimp . most distressing of all be the scene in which he call his father ( who think he die in saigon ) to ask for money . some have criticize the vietnam flashback a be painfully low budget and obviously shoot in new jersey . they certainly do not look accurate but they do have a dreamlike feel that add to the dementia of the character . overall and this isn not a perfect film but be a memorable one . ( positive ) .