8.2 / 10
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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.
Vincent D'Onofrio
Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence
Stanley Kubrick
Murphy
Matthew Modine
Pvt. J.T. 'Joker' Davis
Adam Baldwin
Animal Mother