Classic Film Series: Henry Jaglom's Tracks

The Classic Film Series highlights movies from the past, forgotten, overlooked and cherished alike, selected for their influence, relevance and worth.



In this edition, writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade looks at one of the more overlooked films about the after effects of the Vietnam War, Henry Jaglom's TRACKS, first released in 1977. Featuring a startling performance from film legend Dennis Hopper, Jaglom's lost classic charts the mental disintegration of a veteran on a long train journey,

escorting the body of a fellow soldier to his funeral.



Featuring recollections from Jaglom himself, the book goes into the making of the movie, its subtext, themes, place within the Vietnam movie genre, and the legacy of the movie itself.