84 Charlie Mopic Plot

84C MoPic (also known as 84 Charlie MoPic) is a 1989 American film written and directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan depicting a fictional Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) in the Vietnam War. Told in the form of a documentary, the cameraman ("MoPic") is filming the mission of the LRRPs to capture the "lessons learned" during the war for the Army.

At the beginning of the film, MoPic (nicknamed such because his Military Occupational Specialty is 84C20, Motion Picture Specialist) with rank/pay grade of Sergeant/E-5) describes previous missions where the film came back and the cameraman did not. As the film appears without the trappings of normal movies (i.e., no initial titles, no soundtrack, does not appear to be edited, and no credits until the very end), it gives the impression that the film was sent directly from the field.

The five-man team (accompanied by MoPic and the unit's new lieutenant) is inserted into "Indian country", far from American troops, and operates for five days on its own.