No Country For Old Men - Border Guard Scene

[retroguitarmaster]

oh no sir

[Amenomibashira]

'merickuh.

[MrProjectrelief]

the Mustang drives by twice

[HLecterPHD]

That there's one gad damn freedom lovin, steak eatin, commie killin, wife beatin, hank hill amiricin.

[Addiskrilla]

@paparoniFilms maybe they had that much back then. By the way anyone, whats

ad-hoc numbers?

[1skullduggery]

a.m.c. cuts this scene out when that lame network airs this movie. i suppose so they can have more time to air their endless commercials.

[rushindulen]

how ya come to be out here wit no clothes?

[PaparoniFilms]

When the American border guard asks Llewelyn what outfit he was in Vietnam, the answer is "12th Infantry Battalion." This answer wouldn't make any sense to anyone familiar with how the army is organized and in fact would indicate that Llewelyn had never been in the army. (Every infantry regiment has ad-hoc numbered battalions. No regiment has as many as 12.) An infantry soldier would identify his unit by company and regiment, or just by regiment. Very clever line in this movie. Got to love it

[51actual]

@PaparoniFilms Hi...I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. I looked it up...it seems to be because of the fact that it is a historic army unit. " In 1957, the Army decided that tactical infantry regiments were obsolete" "To preserve the historic infantry regiments the Army set up the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) whereby the line companies of a regiment would form new elements of the regiment. The 12th Infantry was selected as one of the historic regiments to be preserved."

[SaraTGinMD]

@51actual Yes but he says "battalion" not "regiment" They are two entirely different things.

[51actual]

@SaraTGinMD ...Hi, did you read my earlier comment?...I believe there were three 12th infantry battalions in Vietnam....It was several months ago that I wrote that comment.

[JohnQRandom]

@PaparoniFilms

So was his reply wrong? You're saying that it indicates Llewelyn had never been in the army, but then again claim it's a clever line.

[Sothpawman]

@PaparoniFilms you don't make any sense.

[auralstream]

@PaparoniFilms or it could just be fictitious since it's a movie and all

[orangedac]

does the border guard not believe he is American?

why would he not be able to get back into America with or without proper clothes?

[macdaddylorenzo]

@orangedac when something looks fishy (like a man crossing a border dressed like that), people with the authority to ask questions will ask questions. That's how they sometimes find more fishy things.

[1skullduggery]

just for kicks, i occassionally put on a hospital gown and go out and direct traffic.

[dme257]

Yeah, my favorite scene from the movie too. Respect.

[YouOnlyDeleted]

This is one of the best scenes. And the one right after it where he goes into the clothing store wearing just his boots and the hospital gown. "How are them Larry's?"

[RollerCoaster47]

Always pisses me off that this scene got deleted from the TV version. This is one of my favorite scenes from the movie granted the whole movie is my favorite scene.

[royalty315]

Instanst respect for a Vietnam vet

[BlackCountryPuddler]

@royalty315 ...They have always had mine.....

[NeilFraudstrong]

Are you jackin' with me? Don't jack with me!

[gengis125]

@NeilFraudstrong Two people didn't make it back into town :D

[neutronbastard]

After several viewings, this is decidedly my favorite moment of levity in the film [and possibly my favorite scene altogether].

[Zavrix]

I like this scene too. :)