In America during the Vietnam War Sergeant Clell Hazard mans the Fort Meyer Academy where soldiers train before they have the choice to go to war. Idealistic soldier Jackie Willow is desperate to get to Vietnam and make a different, but the Sgt knows the realities of the war and tries to keep Jackie in training while trying to convince him that he doesn’t have to go. Soon Jack is promoted and gets married to his childhood friend Rachel, while at the same time Clell meets and strikes up a relationship with Samantha, a woman in his building. When Jackie is promoted to lieutenant he leaves for Vietnam against Clell’s wishes, only to return home to the Arlington National Cemetery.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson
Year: 1987
Length: 112 Minutes
Classification: M15+ Medium level coarse language, Adult themes
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