The Visitors (1972)
Basically, a former soldier in Vietnam, Bill Schmidt (Woods) lives in a remote location with Martha (Patricia Joyce), the mother of his child, and Harry (Patrick McVey), Marthas' father who toils away as an author. One wintry Sunday, two old comrades of Bills' show up, Mike Nickerson (Railsback), and Tony Rodrigues (Chico Martinez). Bill is uneasy to see them rather than happy, and we find out that the two of them had raped and murdered a Vietnamese girl - whom they had chosen to believe was a Viet Cong - and Bill had pointed the finger at them, leading to their court-martial. Tony tells Bill that he wants to forgive and forget, but we're not sure of this. Mike and Tony endear themselves to Harry, a gruff & macho WWII veteran who feels nothing but contempt for Bill, whom he sees as a weakling.
Cited as an early effort to tell a serious Vietnam War related story, it's a fictional follow-up to the tale filmed 17 years later as "Casualties of War" (the latter was based on a true story). ~Scott LeBrun
With the exception of Patrick McVey, all the other four members of the cast were making their film debuts in this movie.
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| Patricia Joyce as Martha Wayne |
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| James Woods and Patricia Joyce |
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| Patrick McVey as Harry Wayne |
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| Steve Railsback as Sgt. Mike Nickerson in his feature film debut. |
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| The Visitors (1972) Chico MartÃnez as Tony Rodriguez (R) feature film debut. |
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| The Visitors (1972) James Woods as Bill Schmidt in his feature film debut. |
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| James Woods as Bill Schmidt |
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| James Woods |
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| Patricia Joyce as Martha Wayne |
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| Steve Railsback |
