Based on the novel The short-timers by Gustav Hasford. Reissue date is copyright date for videodisc package design. Digitally restored and remastered. Matthew Modine (Pvt. Joker), Adam Baldwin (Animal Mother), Vincent D'Onofrio (Pvt. Pyle), Lee Ermey (Gny. Sgt. Hartman), Dorian Harewood (Eightball).
Summary:
Vietnam war drama which begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968.
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