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Baby Blue Marine

  • 19761976
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
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6.1/10
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Baby Blue Marine (1976)
Drama
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hik... Read allA would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform.A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
639
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POPULARITY
30,061
533
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    • Director
      • John D. Hancock
    • Writer
      • Stanford Whitmore
    • Stars
      • Jan-Michael Vincent
      • Glynnis O'Connor
      • Katherine Helmond
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    • Director
      • John D. Hancock
    • Writer
      • Stanford Whitmore
    • Stars
      • Jan-Michael Vincent
      • Glynnis O'Connor
      • Katherine Helmond
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    • 15User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia Pictures
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia Pictures
    "Baby Blue Marine" Jan-Michael Vincent 1976 Columbia Pictures
    Richard Gere and Jan-Michael Vincent in Baby Blue Marine (1976)
    Katherine Helmond, Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, and Bert Remsen in Baby Blue Marine (1976)
    Jan-Michael Vincent and Michael Conrad in Baby Blue Marine (1976)
    Jan-Michael Vincent and Glynnis O'Connor in Baby Blue Marine (1976)

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    Jan-Michael Vincent
    Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Marion
    Glynnis O'Connor
    Glynnis O'Connor
    • Rose
    Katherine Helmond
    Katherine Helmond
    • Mrs. Hudkins
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Sheriff Wenzel
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Mr. Hudkins
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Pop Mosley
    • (as B. Kirby Jr.)
    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Raider
    Art Lund
    Art Lund
    • Mr. Elmore
    Michael Conrad
    Michael Conrad
    • Drill Instructor
    Allan Miller
    Allan Miller
    • Capt. Bittman
    Michael LeClair
    • Barney Hudkins
    Will Seltzer
    • Pvt. Phelps
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Buick Driver
    • (as Ken Tobey)
    Lelia Goldoni
    Lelia Goldoni
    • Mrs. Townsley
    Marshall Efron
    Marshall Efron
    • Cook
    Barton Heyman
    Barton Heyman
    • Barber
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
    • Rupe
    Damon Douglas
    • Dobbs
    • Director
      • John D. Hancock
    • Writer
      • Stanford Whitmore
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    • Trivia
      Final film (uncredited) of John Drew Barrymore. NOTE: After finishing this film he left the industry and became a recluse for the next 25 years.
    • Goofs
      During the flag ceremony at the Japaneses Internment Camp, the wrong bugle call is sounded. They are lowering the flag at the end of the day, and that is called a "Retreat" ceremony. The bugle call you are hearing is, "Retreat", which is the first of two bugle calls that are sounded. When "Retreat" is sounded, it lets everyone know to stop and face towards the flag. The salute isn't presented until the second bugle call, "To The Colors", begins, as the flag is being lowered. In this movie, we never actually hear the bugle call, "To The Colors".
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      Sung by Fred Karlin

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    4/10
    Too Many Threads, Great Acting In the Minor Roles (Spoliers)
    The opening was okay, the Marine Sergeant Michael Conrad, was convincing, the squad of rookie Marines were not, a wasted 20 opening minutes, I must have blinked because I never saw the star booted out of the Marines and what for was never mentioned. The next major scene was strange beyond belief, this is the bar scene with the guy wearing a full Marines outfit (Richard Gere) and our hero Jan Michael Vincent, wearing an odd looking blue suit carrying no hand luggage but intending to cross the US to 'see the country'. Then outside the same bar Gere the Marine steals Vincent crazy Joe blue suit, with Gere exchanging it for a full Marine Uniform, all crisp and new with hero's medals and combat badges. Explain that to your mother age 68. In this small role Richard Gere looked creepy, I thought he was a male prostitute but have read "he was deserting the Marines". Vincent puts the Marines suit on and looks a million dollars in it, walking away from the bar he passes the alleged hard man in the street who wanted to fight a Marine. Him. And off course Vincent knocks this guy out with a punch only Rocky Marciano could throw. That was one scene that should have been cut. We then have the hitchhiking scenes, the Sheriff Dana Elcar who gave our hero a lift came across as a professional star actor, he was (he should have had an Oscar tattooed on his forehead after this film) so should the 5 leading villagers in this alleged Bidwell Township, including and especially the Norwegian looking guy who had lost his son in WW2, and the bereaved mother at the fairground. In the Bidwell café the film at last then took off with the arrival of Rosie the waitress, Glynnis O'Conner. We then watched the pretend Rosie the waitress family saving this load of %^%$£$ film, apart from her role nothing gelled and nothing was convincing. The star of this film was Glynne O'Conner, and the townsfolk who all went on to having great careers. There wasa guy sneaking about Bruno Kirby, whose role should have been cut. I loved viewing the 3 huge snow capped mountains in the outdoors backdrop (a great set for a Climb every mountain scene with Rosie playing a young Von Trapp singer heading for Nashville, this scenery had shades of Alan Ladds film, Shane here. This film would have worked better with the straight forward simple story of a failed Marine, an honest to God guy who tried hard to join the Marines and failed, a man who was now down on his luck, drifting across America seeking work (Grapes of Wrath echos wantedhere) and a man adopted by the townsfolk. Even the film title was crazy, it should have been "The Cowardly Hero". Barely watchable on a cold wet day in Downtown England.
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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1976 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Парень из морской пехоты
    • Filming locations
      • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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