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| Darren McGavin | ... | Drake | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | DePayster | |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | Adrian | |
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John Gruber | ... | Quentin |
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Danny Goldman | ... | Sidney |
| Richard Yniguez | ... | Sanchez | |
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Antone Curtis | ... | Marcellus |
| Peter Hooten | ... | Scrunch | |
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David Buchanan | ... | Armstrong |
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Ric Weaver | ... | Morton |
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Among the new recruits in a U.S. Marine basic-training platoon is Adrian, a long-haired member of the hippie generation, opposed to blind allegiance to authority and the complete opposite of Gunnery Sergeant Tom Drake, who is assigned as Drill Instructor for Adrian's platoon. Drake's job as a D.I. is to break down the individuality of his recruits in order to rebuild them as a military unit, and he sets out to break Adrian's particularly contrary spirit. But Adrian's gentle will is difficult to break, and eventually both men come to learn something about what the other has to offer. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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WANTED by the US Marines: for AWOL, insubordination . . . and doing his thing!Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 November 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tribes See more »Filming Locations:
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, San Diego, California, USACompany Credits
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The United States Marine Corps has two, and only two, basic training installations for the initial enlisted training, commonly called boot-camp. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (where this movie is based), and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Officers receive their basic training (Officer Candidate School) at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. See more »Goofs
As Adrian and Drake leave the bus station, a light is reflected in the door. See more »Quotes
DePayster: What kind of flower are you, boy? Are you a sweet pea, boy? Are you a sweet pea?See more »
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I was a mere 12 years old when I first viewed this film back in 1970 and I loved it. It now reminds me of a future "Full Metal Jacket" without the profanity and violence that that film carried some 17 years later. All the performers, Vincent, McGavin and Holliman were simply all superb. Being a retired military man now, I can highly appreciate military films and "Tribes" will always be amongst those that stand out. This was one truly superb film and I highly recommend it. Although Vincent went on to become a big star in major motion pictures and the TV series "Airwolf", it was shameful that his career was cut short due to his addiction to drugs and alcohol. Nevertheless, this film will always be a memorable one for me indeed. It would be interesting to have this film come out on DVD with comments from all three leading actors and the director.