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05/12/1986 War, Drama 2h 10m
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...the scars run deep.

Overview

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

  1. Clint Eastwood

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Clint Eastwood

    Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway

  2. Marsha Mason

    Aggie

  3. Everett McGill

    Major Malcolm A. Powers

  4. Moses Gunn

    Staff Sergeant Webster

  5. Mario Van Peebles

    Corporal 'Stitch' Jones

  6. Eileen Heckart

    Little Mary Jackson

  7. Bo Svenson

    Roy Jennings

  8. Boyd Gaines

    Lieutenant M.R. Ring

  9. Arlen Dean Snyder

    Sergeant Major Choozoo

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-03-29
Given the amount of homophobic/erotic banter going on here, it might have been more memorable if Clint Eastwood had actually had a gay character save the day in this otherwise bland and forgettable version of the “I wanna be your drill instructor” movie. He’s the sergeant who is returned to active duty, much to the chagrin of his boss “Powers” (Everett McGill) who reckons he’s an old relic that ought to be put out to pasture, or better yet - put in jail. He is given a recon squadron to knock into shape, and that is obviously going to be quite a task. They care for authority and dis...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$42,700,000.00

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