If you’re a veteran and haven’t heard of Range 15 you may be living under a rock. A rock that lacks internet. Range 15 is the combination of two of the most American, most popular, veteran owned clothing companies in the world. Ranger Up, and Article 15 clothing. Most vets have probably heard of Matt Best and Article 15 clothing through his extremely popular Youtube videos. These Youtube vids include Rap Battles, Pop songs, and a variety of skits that are best understood by veterans. These two American as F*&! veterans got together, pitched an idea for a movie, and rose almost a million dollars to make it.

Finally!

That movie has finally arrived on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital download. Range 15 is an irreverent action comedy. The movie wastes no time getting to the zombie apocalypse, which the characters describe as their ultimate dream early on. I’m trying to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, so bear with me.

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The Crew of Range 15 (Indiewire Photo)

What follows is a ridiculous, sometimes nonsensical comedy that to truly understand you’ll need to be a veteran, preferably a combat arms veteran. The movie has some military lingo and acronyms, but not so much a civilian couldn’t understand what’s going on. The movie constantly pokes fun at movie tropes while shamelessly using them to great comic effect.

The Veterans of Range 15

Range 15 is also full of real-life veterans. Matt takes a leadership followed closely by the resident straight man Nick. You also have their lovable band of misfits, including ‘I’m big as f*&^”  Rocco Vargas, Jack yes that’s a doll Mandaville, and Jarred ‘second fattest friend’ Taylor all make up the main crew.  Along the way you see real-life Medal of Honor recipients Leroy Petry, and Clint Romesha. You see a whole lot of Tim Kennedy. You also see cameos by Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos, who famously rushed an armed terrorist on a train in Paris. We also get two awesome scenes with Marcus Luttrell of Lone Survivor fame.