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* [[Gunship Rescue]]: Recon Platoon gets one in Grenada after a struggle to call one in due to a busted radio. |
* [[Gunship Rescue]]: Recon Platoon gets one in Grenada after a struggle to call one in due to a busted radio. |
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* [[Groin Attack]]: Actually a major plot device when the last recon marine still in a contest takes down the last two of his team's opponents with one in each hand. He is then accused of cheating and the resolution of this argument is [[Badass]]. |
* [[Groin Attack]]: Actually a major plot device when the last recon marine still in a contest takes down the last two of his team's opponents with one in each hand. He is then accused of cheating and the resolution of this argument is [[Badass]]. |
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* [[Gung-Holier Than Thou]]: Sgt. Webster to Recon. |
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* [[How to Survive A War Movie]]: Surprisingly subverted. Numerous rules are broken, but {{spoiler|only one member of Recon Platoon is killed}}. |
* [[How to Survive A War Movie]]: Surprisingly subverted. Numerous rules are broken, but {{spoiler|only one member of Recon Platoon is killed}}. |
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* [[I Just Shot Marvin in The Face]]: On the gunnery range, Profile tells Highway, "Gunny, my gun's jammed," turns around and sprays the line with bullets, narrowly missing Major Powers. |
* [[I Just Shot Marvin in The Face]]: On the gunnery range, Profile tells Highway, "Gunny, my gun's jammed," turns around and sprays the line with bullets, narrowly missing Major Powers. |
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* [[Semper Fi]]: The whole point of the movie. |
* [[Semper Fi]]: The whole point of the movie. |
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* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Highway, once Recon gets to Grenada. |
* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Highway, once Recon gets to Grenada. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Various permutations of [[Full Metal Jacket|"I'm gonna rip off your head and shit down your neck"]] |
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** Only ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]'' came out about a year beforehand. |
** Only ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]'' came out about a year beforehand. |
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* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: As Highway portrays, though he isn't willing to break regs by smoking a contraband one. |
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: As Highway portrays, though he isn't willing to break regs by smoking a contraband one. |
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[[Category:Films of the 1980s]] |
[[Category:Films of the 1980s]] |
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[[Category:Heartbreak Ridge]] |
[[Category:Heartbreak Ridge]] |
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