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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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Lt. Cleves
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Director:
Stanley KubrickWriters:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay by), Michael Herr (screenplay by), Gustav Hasford (screenplay by), Gustav Hasford (based on the novel "The Short Timers" by)All Cast & Crew
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During the training scenes there is a private with the name "Hunter S" on his back, an allusion to "Gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman:
I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?
Recruits:
Sir, yes Sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman:
Bullshit I can't hear ...
Goofs
When Pvt. Pyle is on the range, the bandage keeps changing between being on his right wrist (close-up, when shooting) and left wrist (camera pulled back, re-loading).
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Genres
Drama | WarDetails
Release Date:
10 July 1987Language
English, Vietnamese
Country of Origin
UK, USABox Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$2,217,307 (USA) (28 June 1987)
Gross:
$46,357,676 (USA)
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