
About
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.
Cast

Matthew Modine
Pvt. Joker

Adam Baldwin
Animal Mother

Vincent D'Onofrio
Pvt. Pyle

R. Lee Ermey
Gny. Sgt. Hartman

Dorian Harewood
Eightball

Arliss Howard
Pvt. Cowboy

Kevyn Major Howard
Rafterman

Ed O'Ross
Lt. Touchdown

John Terry
Lt. Lockhart
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Lists
#100 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#586 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#457 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Michael Herr Stanley Kubrick Gustav Hasford