Heartbreak Ridge movie storyline. 1983. Tom Highway is a well-decorated career military man in the United States Marine Corps, he who has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. His current rank is Gunnery Sergeant. His experiences have led him to become an opinionated, no nonsense man, who is prone to bursts of violence, especially when he’s drunk, if the situation does not suit him, regardless of the specifics or people involved. Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars.
Close to retirement, one of his last assignments, one he requested, is back at his old unit at Cherry Point, North Carolina, from where he was transferred for insubordination. He is to train a reconnaissance platoon. His superior officer, the much younger and combat inexperienced Major Malcolm Powers, sees Highway as a relic of an old styled military. Highway’s commanding officer, Lieutenant Ring, the platoon leader, is also a younger man who has no combat experience, but is academically inclined and happy-go-lucky.
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart, Bo Svenson, Boyd Gaines, Mario Van Peebles, Arlen Dean Snyder
Screenplay by: James Carabatsos
Production Design by: Edward C. Carfagno
Cinematography by: Jack N. Green
Film Editing by: Joel Cox
Set Decoration by: Robert R. Benton
Music by: Lennie Niehaus
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 5, 1986
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