Charlie Wilson's War (8/9) Movie CLIP - Anti-Helicopter Light Missile (2007) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Charlie (Tom Hanks) gets more money and weapons for the Afghan struggle against the Soviets. The Afghans begin shooting down Soviet helicopters.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Produced by Tom Hanks, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Mike Nichols, this adaptation of George Crile III's incendiary bestseller tells the remarkable story of the Texas congressman whose efforts to prevent the Red Army from overtaking Afghanistan eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union while simultaneously fueling the rise of radical Islam. In the early 1980s, a hastily assembled army of Afghan "freedom fighters" achieved the remarkable feat of fending off Soviet invaders despite the fact that the odds were overwhelmingly stacked against them. At the time, Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Hanks) was a key member of the hugely powerful House Appropriations Committee. Illuminated to the specifics of this remarkable war by a high-profile Houston socialite, Wilson spearheaded an effort to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons and training to the Mujahideen with more than a little help from brilliant but prickly CIA operative Gust Avrokotos.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (2007)
Cast: Christopher Denham, Tom Hanks, Alexander Lvovsky, Pavel Lychnikoff, Ilia Volok
Director: Mike Nichols
Producers: Celia D. Costas, Gary Goetzman, Michael Haley, Tom Hanks, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul A. Levin, Jeff Skoll, Mary Bailey, Edward Hunt
Screenwriters: George Crile, Aaron Sorkin

WHO ARE WE?
The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MOVIE CHANNELS:

HIT US UP:

[capnhands]

We armed the Mujahideen tribes that were all fighting against the Soviets. When they weren't fighting the Soviets, the tribes would sometimes fight each other. When the Soviets withdrew in 89 the entire country of Afghanistan had a civil war with every one of the tribes fighting each other for control of the country. That's how the Taliban came to power in 1992.

[RobertMorgan]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend...at least until our enemy is defeated and that friend once again becomes an enemy, who I've now supported and armed.

[pjdiver]

Now we'll never get to know what the Soviet pilot thinks about monogamous relationships

[swdcn]

Yeah 15 years later they personally came down to the Pentagon to deliver their thanks and return gift!

[sajin]

This looks so comical 😂😂. The Afghan fighters look like taken out of a Adam Sandler movie 😂😂😂

[sieyes]

Who’s watching as the Taliban take over Afghanistan again?

[VanaeCavae]

And that kids, is the story how the taliban was born.

[liaastuti]

Afghanistan 1980
Soviet:stop send them stinger or anti air rocket
USA:stop me if you can
Afghanistan 2001
USA:where they get this ATGM?
RUSSIAN:now you know what i mean

[MikoyanGurevichMiG]

30 years later, they arrived at Kabul themselves to personally wish the Americans goodbye forever. Well done.

[royaldakat]

1:40 I can just imagine the guy in the white going home to his parents like

"Mom, Dad, I saved the village today!"

[slacktrack]

That pilot bitching about relationships actually survived the crash. Decades later he ended up going into space with Howard Wolowitz.

[randallsanchez]

I remember reading about the actual first shoot down. There were two guys and a US advisor. They saw a 3 heli squadron. The first guy got his tone and fired. The missile was a dud and only launched about 50ft in front of them then landed on the ground. He turned around and gave the advisor a disappointed "wtf" look. The advisor was freaking out that they Mujahedeen were going to lose confidence in the systems right away. The second guy launched his and it plowed straight into the engine compartment of a Hind. The thing lost control and crashed. Lots of congratulatory celebrations happened and the advisor breathed a sigh of relief. From that point on there was a back and forth between the Muj and CIA advisors about how many Stingers they were allowed. Even back then the CIA was aware that the Muj might turn the weapons given to them on Americans in the future. Fortunately the old Stingers used a gas cooling cylinder that expired over time which is why you never saw any when we arrived recently.

[OffGridInvestor]

One of the best bits of the movie. Imagine being a peasant and discovering heat seeking missiles.

[deletedaccount]

Next round...
Admin: Igla/Stinger = Insta Ban

[mattheweuqnicurzeid]

back in the 80s no one imagined this would totally backfire some years later.

[nonyabeeznuss]

And then, 40 years later, one of these guy's kids blew me up with a 40 pound IED. Isn't the life cycle of the state department's interventionist conflicts grand?!

[DanTheMailman]

1981: "Let's teach the Afghans to make and use IEDs against Soviet armor!"
2005: "Why did we do that? WTF are we doing in this God forsaken country?"

[greyman]

"Yes, I know my enemies
They're the teachers who taught me to fight me
Compromise, conformity
Assimilation, submission
Ignorance, hypocrisy
Brutality, the elite"
Love that song...

[stariyczedun]

Wow, the pilots dialogue in Russian sounded spot on. Rarely Hollywood movies get their Russian right. Usually it's with a heavy accent or just sounds unnatural. Good job!

[joaquinnegreros]

In 🇺🇸, you say "Black Hawk Down."
In Soviet 🇷🇺, we say "Potato Down."