The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Diane Sayer
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- TriviaIn the beginning, Eustis Clay is seen admiring a parked sports car. It is a 1962 or early 1963 Shelby AC Cobra, one of the first cars Carroll Shelby made, and extremely valuable.
- GoofsAs mentioned above in another goof note, Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter may be a combat veteran of two wars. Unless he rose up in ranks within 10 years (this movie is copyright 1963,) his ribbons and awards on his chest do not reflect the two Korean awards he should be wearing. The Korean War Medal for serving within Korea. And/or Korean War Service Medal for serving anywhere during the conflict dates.Additionally, he should also be awarded The United Nations Service Medal for Korea (UNKM).
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Richard Kind (2016)
- SoundtracksListen to the Mockingbird
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Milburn
[Background source music as an instrumental at county fair]
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Wonderful
This is truly a special film. Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen give two of their most untypical performances. The film is what I would categorize as a comedy-drama, light on the comedy and heavy on the drama. Gleason is wonderfully dry and witty as Sgt. Slaughter and McQueen is also funny in his part as well. His accent is a little difficult to get used to, but it's essential to the part he plays. The standout performance here, however, is Tuesday Weld's. She plays the slightly infantile "Miss Pepperdine" who acts as a romantic angle for Gleason's character. Their scenes together are the film's highlights. Her "introduction" in the film, involving a car wreck, is most memorable. It also features some nice acting by the supporting players. A really unique film, that hasn't had much exposure, known only to those who have seen it, and treasure it.
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- laffinsal
- Aug 14, 2000
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,090,000
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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