Sunday, December 27, 2015
R | 1h 56min | Drama, War | 10 July 1987 (USA)
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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Viet Nam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Gustav Hasford (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio | See full cast & crew »
Storyline
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.
