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About
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Theatrical
Feb 15, 1974
Box Office
$10.0M
Budget
$2.3M
Return
4.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 14, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Acrobat Productions, Bright-Persky Associates
Quotes
See all →The Harsh Reality of Marine Life
Buddusky
He don't stand a chance in Portsmouth, you know. You know that, don't you? Goddamn grunts, kickin the shit outta him for eight years... he don't stand a chance.
Mulhall
I don't want to hear about it.
Buddusky
Maggot" this, "maggot" that... Marines are really assholes, you know that? It takes a certain kind of a sadistic temperament to be a Marine.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Understanding Emotions in Complex Relationships
Meadows
After... after... well maybe it was an act for her. I mean I know she was a whore. But I think she liked me.
Buddusky
They got feelings just like everybody else, kid; she probably did.
Meadows
Well, it was real for me. That's what counts.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nicholson
Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
O
Otis Young
Richard 'Mule' Mulhall
R
Randy Quaid
Laurence M. 'Larry' Meadows
C
Clifton James
M. A. A.
C
Carol Kane
Young Whore
M
Michael Moriarty
Marine O. D.
L
Luana Anders
Donna
K
Kathleen Miller
Annette
N
Nancy Allen
Nancy
G
Gerry Salsberg
Henry
D
Don McGovern
Bartender
P
Patricia Hamilton
Madame
M
Michael Chapman
Taxi Driver
J
Jim Henshaw
Sweek
G
Gilda Radner
Nichiren Shoshu Member
D
Derek McGrath
Nichiren Shoshu Member
J
Jim Horn
Nichiren Shoshu Member
