Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck
Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened "Joker" by his
foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence
(Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed "Gomer Pyle," as they endure the rigors
of basic training. Though Pyle
takes a frightening
detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a
journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody
Battle of Hué.
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