Robert AltmanCast
Matthew Modine Michael Wright Mitchell Lichtenstein David Alan Grier 
Guy Boyd George Dzundza
Credits
Written by: David Rabe
Plot
Four young soldiers in an American army barracks in 1965 wait to be sent to Vietnam, and their tensions of race, class and sexuality lead to violence, in an adaptation of David Rabe's play.
Sinekatalog’s take
A claustrophobic and powerful adaptation of Rabe's play, which won the Volpi Cup for the ensemble.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (2,300 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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