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26/06/1987 Drama, War 1h 57m
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In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

Overview

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

  1. Stanley Kubrick

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Matthew Modine

    Pvt. Joker

  2. Adam Baldwin

    Animal Mother

  3. Vincent D'Onofrio

    Pvt. Pyle

  4. R. Lee Ermey

    Gny. Sgt. Hartman

  5. Dorian Harewood

    Eightball

  6. Kevyn Major Howard

    Rafterman

  7. Arliss Howard

    Pvt. Cowboy

  8. Ed O'Ross

    Lt. Touchdown

  9. John Terry

    Lt. Lockhart

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-06-14
**_Kubrick emphasizes Marine Corps boot camp and urban warfare in Vietnam_**

A high school journalist (Matthew Modine) goes to boot camp on Parris Island where he helps a struggling recruit (Vincent D'Onofrio) before serving as a chronicler of the war. In Da Nang he witnesses the start of the Tet Offensive before going 58 miles northwest of there on the coast to experience the Battle of Hue.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$46,357,676.00

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