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The Good Fight: War & Trauma on Film

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 2 Fri, Mar 2, 2018 7:00 PM
Film Info
Series:The Good Fight: War & Trauma on Film
Rating:R
Run Time:116 min
Release Year:1987
Country:US
Genre:War
Sponsored By:American Legion Post 101
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Stanley Kubrick
Cast Members:Matthew Modine
Vincent D'Onofrio
R. Lee Ermey
Writers:Stanley Kubrick
Gustav Hasford
Michael Herr

Description

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.