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.
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Matthew Modine | Pvt. Joker |
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Adam Baldwin | Animal Mother |
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Vincent D'Onofrio | Pvt. Pyle |
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R. Lee Ermey | Gny. Sgt. Hartman |
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Dorian Harewood | Eightball |
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Kevyn Major Howard | Rafterman |
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Arliss Howard | Pvt. Cowboy |
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Ed O'Ross | Lt. Touchdown |
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John Terry | Lt. Lockhart |
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Kieron Jecchinis | Crazy Earl |
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Kirk Taylor | Payback |
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Tim Colceri | Doorgunner |
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Jon Stafford | Doc Jay |
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Bruce Boa | Poge Colonel |
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Ian Tyler | Lt. Cleves |
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Sal Lopez | T.H.E. Rock |
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Gary Landon Mills | Donlon |
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Papillon Soo | Da Nang Hooker |
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Peter Edmund | Snowball |
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Ngoc Le | VC Sniper |
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Leanne Hong | Motorbike Hooker |
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Tan Hung Francione | ARVN Pimp |
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Marcus D'Amico | Hand Job |
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Costas Dino Chimona | Chili |
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Gil Kopel | Stork |
Director | Stanley Kubrick |
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Writer | Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford | |
Producer | Jan Harlan, Michael Herr, Philip Hobbs, Stanley Kubrick | |
Musician | Vivian Kubrick | |
Photography | Douglas Milsome |