Heartbreak Ridge
1986 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 6.9 · 61% critics
A tough, hard-living Marine is sent back to duty and put in charge of a spoiled recon platoon that resists discipline at every turn. As he clashes with the brass and tries to sort out his messy personal life, he pushes the unit toward becoming a team when a real-world mission looms.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-12-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,127 votes)
- Box office
- $121,700,000
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a rough-edged, funny military training story that turns more action-heavy later, with a grumpy old-school lead; Not for you if you dislike crude humor, stereotypes, or jingoistic vibes like in Sudden Impact.
Pros: quotable tough-guy humor; lively training antics; gruff lead presence | Cons: crude offensive banter; predictable formula; uneven late action
Themes
- war veteran
- patriotism
- recruit
- battle assignment
- marine
- platoon
- combat
- military
- us military
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
Clint Eastwood
as Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway
Marsha Mason
as Aggie
Everett McGill
as Major Malcolm A. Powers
Moses Gunn
as Staff Sergeant Webster
Mario Van Peebles
as Corporal 'Stitch' Jones
Eileen Heckart
as Little Mary Jackson
Bo Svenson
as Roy Jennings
Boyd Gaines
as Lieutenant M.R. Ring
- AS
Arlen Dean Snyder
as Sergeant Major Choozoo
Vincent Irizarry
as Fragetti
Directed by Clint Eastwood