Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
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.
- rescue
- sniper
- vietnam war
- suicide
- vietnam
- helicopter
- army
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- propaganda
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Matthew Modine
Pvt. Joker
Adam Baldwin
Animal Mother
Vincent D'Onofrio
Pvt. Pyle
R. Lee Ermey
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
- Dorian Harewood — Eightball
- Kevyn Major Howard — Rafterman
- Arliss Howard — Pvt. Cowboy
- Ed O'Ross — Lt. Touchdown
- John Terry — Lt. Lockhart
- Kieron Jecchinis — Crazy Earl
- Kirk Taylor — Payback
- Tim Colceri — Doorgunner
- Jon Stafford — Doc Jay
- Bruce Boa — Poge Colonel
- Ian Tyler — Lt. Cleves
- Directed
- Stanley Kubrick
- Written
- Gustav Hasford, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr
Production
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 11,722 ratings
- Studio
- Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
