Talk:Targets (1968)

A Question

One thing that always bothered me about this film is that Bobby Thompson kills his wife and mother then goes on his shooting rampage... but what about his father? He is completely forgotten about! He wasn't killed, he just disappeared halfway through the movie --Jackbel 06:07, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I think they were trying to relate to Charles Whitman in that he killed his wife and mother, not his father. --AdAstra2009 06:25, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I can see that, but its still a pretty big plot hole --Jackbel 07:25, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

This very topic is discussed on imdb.I just chalked it up to the fact the the movie was on a small budget and a pretty tight film schedule. Roger Corman produced it and it's my understanding that working on one of his productions is an excercise in efficient filming. If there was some hidden meaning it went by me. --Jcordell 13:32, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Photo of him in Vietnam

Is that explicitly stated as Vietnam in the movie? He is standing in front of what appears to be snow covered mountains. Also his uniform seems to the the cotton OG-106 late 1950s, early 1960s variant (a shirt that is way too big that was pinned to fit him). The name tapes seem to large to be milspec. It could be miscellaneous military service anywhere in the world, i.e. Germany, Spain, anywhere with tall snow covered mountains. Just curious. :) MoviePropMaster2008