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The Boys in Company C (1978)
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20 April 1978 (West Germany)
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To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.
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This war drama (which prefigures the later "Full Metal Jacket") follows the lives of five young Marine...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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The original Full Metal Jacket
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stan Shaw | ... | Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington |
 | Andrew Stevens | ... | Pvt. Billy Ray Pike |
| James Canning | ... | Pvt. Alvin Foster / Narrator |
| Michael Lembeck | ... | Pvt. Vinnie Fazio |
| Craig Wasson | ... | Pvt. Dave Bisbee |
 | Scott Hylands | ... | Capt. Collins |
| James Whitmore Jr. | ... | Lt. Archer |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Gunnery Sgt. Curry |
 | R. Lee Ermey | ... | SSgt. Loyce (Drill Instructor, Co. 163) (as Lee Ermey) |
| Santos Morales | ... | SSgt. Aquilla (Drill Instructor) |
| Drew Michaels | ... | Col. Metcalfe |
| Karen Hilger | ... | Betsy, Billy Ray's Girlfriend |
| Peggy O'Neal | ... | Nancy Bisbee |
| Claude Wilson | ... | Roy Foster |
| Chuck Doherty | ... | George Pike |
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125 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The original script was written by Rick Natkin for a film class at Yale University in 1973.
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Continuity: DI SSgt Loyce (played by Lee Ermey) picks up the platoon of recruits at receiving as a Sgt, but is later seen as a SSgt with no explanation as to why or when he was promoted.
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Sergeant stripes they give him class...
The Boys of Company C: He just likes to kick our ass!
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The Boys of Company C: He just likes to kick our ass!
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Referenced in "The Incredible Hulk: Terror in Times Square (#1.6)" (1978)
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This is one of my favorite movies. The film has a good storyline. Actor, Stan Shaw did an excellent job in his role as Tyrone Washington. He went on to perform another great acting job in "The Great Santini". The boot camp scenes where spot on authentic with the Drill Instructors. Reminded me of my bootcamp when I entered the Air Force. R Lee Emery does a great job in his first movie but my favorite drill instructor in the film is the Puerto Rican Gunney that rips the new recruits a new one. Amazingly, a lot of people don't know about this film. In my view, it's one of the most entertaining military/Viet Nam movies that have ever been made. Great movie!