A no-nonsense drill instructor is convinced that he can make a recruit, who is haunted by his family combat history and who falters under pressure, into a Marine.A no-nonsense drill instructor is convinced that he can make a recruit, who is haunted by his family combat history and who falters under pressure, into a Marine.A no-nonsense drill instructor is convinced that he can make a recruit, who is haunted by his family combat history and who falters under pressure, into a Marine.
- Burt
- (as Matt Davis)
- Pvt. Casto
- (uncredited)
- S
- (uncredited)
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- Pfc. Hayes
- (uncredited)
- States
- (uncredited)
- Pvt. Labarsky
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaMany real-life Marines are extras in the movie.
- GoofsMovie opens with wrongly punctuated close-up of a Marine plaque with the phrase "Let's be damned sure that no man's ghost will ever say - "If your training program had only done it's job." Correct punctuation is "its".
- Quotes
TSgt Moore: You ain't gonna eat no bread, no corn, no pie, cake, desserts of any kind. No whole milk, no beans, no butter, no sugar, no potatoes, candy, ice cream, salad dressing or peanut butter... You came here with nothing but fat. You're gonna leave here with nothing but muscle.
- ConnectionsFeatured in JAG: Boot (1996)
- Soundtracks(If'n You Don't) Somebody Else Will
Music by Ray Conniff
Lyrics by Fred Weismantel
Sung by Monica Lewis
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- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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