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Heartbreak Ridge

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Original title

Heartbreak Ridge

Year

1986

Running time

126 min.

Country

United States

Director

Clint Eastwood

Screenwriter

James Carabatsos, Dennis Hackin, Joseph Stinson

Cast

Music

Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Producer

Warner Bros., Malpaso Productions

Genre

War. Drama. Action | Army

Synopsis

Further exploring and expanding his iconic screen persona, producer-director-actor Clint Eastwood stars as Tom Highway, a Marine Corps Sgt. who drinks too much and is constantly getting in trouble. Nearing retirement age, having alienated most of his superiors, Highway asks to end his career where it began and is transferred to perform gunnery sergeant duties in his old outfit. There, the small reconnaissance platoon he is to train proves to be a group of lazy malcontents who feel that they've been duped by the slick military advertising on television. Earning the admiration of these young hotshots by besting them physically and mentally at every turn, Highway proceeds to whip them into a self-respecting fighting unit that knows how to work as a team. This newfound purpose is tested when Highway and his men are sent off to a small Caribbean island to rescue American medical students from a hostile Marxist government backed by Cuban troops.

Rankings Position

#89 Best Action Movies
#89 Best War Movies/War Film

Awards: 1986: Nominated for Oscar: Best Sound

1989: Awards Image: Best Supporting Actor (Mario Van Peebles)

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25 My Favorite War Movies (226)
71 My Favorites from the 80s (97)

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