MCI's are shown in both "Platoon" & "Hamburger Hill". (Both movies about VietNam.) C-rats are shown in several WW2 movies (e.g. "A Walk in the Sun"), but I can't recall any Korean War movies that show C-rats.
As an aside, I wish someone would make a movie based on the book, "The Gentle Infantryman" by William Young Boyd. If you haven't read the book, I highly recommend you do so. (Connection to this site is K-rations & D-ration bars are mentioned several times.)
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:50 pm
by M R Eedy
I dont know if anyone has said this but jar head had an mre scene it was desert storm based movie
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:45 pm
by Smitty
Generation Kill has several scenes revolving around MRE's.
Here is one of my favourites (Language Warning...if you'd rather not hear it):
MRE Cookies:
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:39 am
by TheMaus
Though not a movie the game Escape from Tarkov has a very high def looking MRE model in it. thought it was pretty neat
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:02 pm
by jfko6
Also connected in some way is this post and critique of Generation Kill. Unfortunately, some if the images got lost.
It would be cool to have clips of stuff like that on this website..KMAN!!!
Actually, phonelesscord you bring up a good point and reminded me of a post I wanted to put up and that is, let's list how many movies there are with MREs or rations in general in them. You named the Pacifier and I can think of two movies right off the bat...
1) TEARS OF THE SUN - MREs being eaten and given to civies.
2) BIG RED ONE - MCIs being eaten and given to civies as well.
3) PACIFIER - MREs being given to the civies
so that must be the rule, you have to show the food being given to civies by military personnel...LOL!
Can anyone think of any other movies that feature rations?
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:31 pm
by Ultio
The Tomorrow War (2021) has an appearance from a pair of Menu 11 veggie lasagnas. Given that the scene is set in 2051 they're either 38 year old examples or the menu is coming back
The packages look a little slim and I've never seen those markings or wording before. If they've been invented by the props department they did a pretty good job.
They don't eat the meals... the scene appears at about an hour and 19 into the film.
Oh and the film isn't bad. Kept me entertained anyway.
The Tomorrow War (2021) has an appearance from a pair of Menu 11 veggie lasagnas. Given that the scene is set in 2051 they're either 38 year old examples or the menu is coming back
The packages look a little slim and I've never seen those markings or wording before. If they've been invented by the props department they did a pretty good job.
The_Tomorrow_war.JPG
They don't eat the meals... the scene appears at about an hour and 19 into the film.
Oh and the film isn't bad. Kept me entertained anyway.
If you look closely enough you can see the MRE Nation flag on the MREs
Re: MRE's in some bad movie
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:13 pm
by texrdnec
in The Pacific they're eating K rations and opening them with p38s
killed the scene for me, fairly certain that makes me a nerd
