1987
Rated R
Metacritic: 78
Cast: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.