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Heartbreak Ridge

  • 19861986
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
45K
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Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
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Hard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.Hard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.Hard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
45K
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    • Clint Eastwood
    • James Carabatsos
    • Dennis Hackin(uncredited)
    • Joseph Stinson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Marsha Mason
    • Everett McGill
    • Clint Eastwood
    • James Carabatsos
    • Dennis Hackin(uncredited)
    • Joseph Stinson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Marsha Mason
    • Everett McGill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 159User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Heartbreak Ridge
    Trailer 2:44
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    Clint Eastwood, Boyd Gaines, Everett McGill, and Arlen Dean Snyder in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
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    Clint Eastwood and Tom Villard in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood and Mario Van Peebles in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
    Clint Eastwood and Boyd Gaines in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

    Top cast

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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Gunnery Sergent Thomas Highway
    Marsha Mason
    Marsha Mason
    • Aggie
    Everett McGill
    Everett McGill
    • Major Malcolm Powers
    Moses Gunn
    Moses Gunn
    • Staff Sgt. Webster
    Eileen Heckart
    Eileen Heckart
    • Little Mary
    Bo Svenson
    Bo Svenson
    • Roy Jennings
    Boyd Gaines
    Boyd Gaines
    • Lieutenant Ring
    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
    • Corporal Stitch Jones
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    • Sergeant Major Choozoo
    Vincent Irizarry
    Vincent Irizarry
    • Fragetti
    Ramón Franco
    Ramón Franco
    • Aponte
    • (as Ramon Franco)
    Tom Villard
    Tom Villard
    • Profile
    Mike Gomez
    Mike Gomez
    • Quinones
    Rodney Hill
    • Collins
    Peter Koch
    Peter Koch
    • 'Swede' Johanson
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Colonel Meyers
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • Major Devin
    J.C. Quinn
    J.C. Quinn
    • Quartermaster Sgt.
      • Clint Eastwood
      • James Carabatsos
      • Dennis Hackin(uncredited)
      • Joseph Stinson(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The use of a credit card to place a long-distance landline fire support is based on an actual event in the Operation Urgent Fury Grenada action. A U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. rescuing the Governor General placed a calling card call to S.O.C.O.M., which brought an AC-130 gunship to bear on an A.P.C. that was firing on them.
    • Goofs
      When Gunny Highway orders his platoon out the first time it is supposedly 5 o'clock in the morning, yet the sun stands high above casting short shadows.
    • Quotes

      Jail Binger: I don't like soldier boys.

      Highway: Say what?

      Jail Binger: If you wanna pop that puppy's can you don't have to grease him so hard, jarhead.

      Highway: Well, it sounds like you're a man of experience.

      Jail Binger: What the hell's that supposed to mean, grunge shit.

      Highway: It means: Be advised. I'm mean, nasty and tired. I eat concertina wire and piss napalm and I can put a round in a flea's ass at 200 meters. So why don't you go hump somebody else's leg, mutt face, before I push yours in.

      Jail Binger: Ain't gonna be so smart with your balls stuffed in your mouth, jarhead!

      Highway: [hands cigar to the young man] Hang on to this, boy. I think war's just been declared.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening Warner Bros. logo is black and white.
    • Alternate versions
      Theatrical version included a scene where Gunny Highway stands in front of one of the soldiers at the target practice, forcing him to shoot straight. Reportedly, this scene doesn't appear in the video release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Heartbreak Ridge/Solarbabies/Little Shop of Horrors/Defense of the Realm (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Sea of Heartbreak
      Written by Hal David and Paul Hampton

      Performed by Don Gibson

      Guitar by Hank Garland (uncredited)

      Courtesy of Hickory Records

    User reviews159

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    Featured review
    Good movie, who cares if its not 100% realistic
    I love all of the comments about how unrealistic this movie is...guys relax its a movie.

    Apparently the movie industry should be putting big warnings up on the screen saying:

    WARNING: The following movie may contain scenes that are not 100% realistic. If this offends you please stop watching the movie and order the documentary channel.

    Think about what you are saying when you complain that this movie is not realistic... do you bitch and whine because the Matrix isn't real? Sit down, shut up and enjoy the movie for what it is... fiction.
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    • kyraxe
    • Nov 23, 2003

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    FAQ9

    • How did the platoon finally figure out what shirt to wear in order to match Highway's when they mustered in the morning?
    • Who's the elderly lady running the bar that Highway and Choozoo hang out at?
    • Could any USMC recon platoon in the 80's really have been so messed up and undisciplined?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1987 (Finland)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jay Weston Productions
      • The Malpaso Company
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 10 minutes
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Stereo

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