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Plot

Having spent much of his directorial career emulating Don Siegel and John Ford, Clint Eastwood borrows a page from the catalogue of Sam Fuller in Heartbreak Ridge. Eastwood casts himself as an old-fashioned Marine Corps sergeant who is out of step with the new-fashioned military. He returns to his old outfit as a gunnery sergeant, where he runs afoul of 1980s-style superior officers to whom the words "Gung Ho" are foolish anachronisms. But through his tough tutelage, Eastwood's lackadaisical platoon is whipped into a first-rate fighting machine, favoring teamwork over such New Age gobbledygook as "self-fulfillment." Eastwood's men prove their mettle during the invasion of Grenada.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
130min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/05/1986
DVD Release Date:
10/01/2002
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Clint Eastwood
Starring:
Clint Eastwood , Marsha Mason , Everett McGill , Moses Gunn , Eileen Heckart
Themes:
Military Life
Tone:
Earnest,Gritty,Reflective
Keywords:
Marines,basic-training [military],drill-sergeant,ex-wife,invasion,military,platoon
Country of Origin:
USA (12-05-1986)
Language:
English