Southern Comfort (1981) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1981 · 106 min · English

#12,840 11

Directed by

Walter Hill

Starring

Keith Carradine, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Brion James, T.K. Carter, Alan Autry

During a weekend training exercise in the Louisiana bayous, a National Guard unit encounters hostile locals after a misunderstanding involving a stolen canoe. What began as a routine mission quickly devolves into a harrowing fight for survival against determined and resourceful Cajuns. The escalating conflict mirrors the intensity of the Vietnam War, pushing the weekend warriors to their limits as they battle to escape the dangerous swampland.