Heartbreak Ridge
(1986)
Overview
1983. Tom Highway is a well-decorated career military man in the United States Marine Corps, he who has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. His current rank is Gunnery Sergeant. His experiences have led him to become an opinionated, no nonsense man, who is prone to bursts of violence, especially when he's drunk, if the situation does not suit him, regardless of the specifics or people involved. Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars. Close to retirement, one of his last assignments, one he requested, is back at his old unit at Cherry Point, North Carolina, from where he was transferred for insubordination. He is to train a reconnaissance platoon. His superior officer, the much younger and combat inexperienced Major Malcolm Powers, sees Highway as a relic of an old styled military. Highway's commanding officer, Lieutenant Ring, the platoon leader...
Tagline
...the scars run deep.
Crew
Director: | Clint Eastwood |
Writers: | James Carabatsos, Joseph Stinson, Dennis Hackin |
Cast
Clint Eastwood
Marsha Mason
Everett McGill
Moses Gunn |
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Production Companies
Malpaso Productions, Jay Weston Productions
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