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Storyline
Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two non-commissioned officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two NCOs and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. Written by
Jeremy Thomson
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Plot Synopsis
Taglines:
The first casualty of war is innocence.
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Release Date:
6 February 1987 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000
(estimated)
Gross:
$137,963,328
(USA)
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Runtime:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Goofs
One of the officers in the Battalion Command Post bunker that is suicide-bombed during the final battle, while he is initially surprised, seems strangely unconcerned otherwise when the bomber rushes inside.
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Quotes
[
first lines]
Pvt. Gardner:
[
seeing body bags]
Oh, man. Is that what I think it is?
Sergeant:
All right, you cheese-dicks, welcome to the Nam. Follow me!
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Soundtracks
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
Composed and Performed by
Merle Haggard
Published by Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
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