Heartbreak Ridge

Name: Heartbreak Ridge
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, War
Released: December 5, 1986
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Arlen Dean Snyder, Bo Svenson, Boyd Gaines, Clint Eastwood, Eileen Heckart

1986

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 5, 1986 | R

Starring: Arlen Dean Snyder, Bo Svenson, Boyd Gaines, Clint Eastwood, Eileen Heckart, Everett McGill, Mario Van Peebles, Marsha Mason, Moses Gunn, Vincent Irizarry

Summary: A old-school, hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) clashes with his superior officers and his ex-wife (Marsha Mason) as he takes command of a motley crew recon platoon with a bad attitude. He teaches them to improvise, adapt and overcome like Stoney Jackson used to say.

Director: Clint Eastwood

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Comedy, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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Dave Kehr

As an actor, Eastwood has created his most complex, fully dimensional characterization in Tom Highway; as a director, he has worked to put that characterization in a remarkably mature, self-critical context. Heartbreak Ridge is a film of genuine substance and courage. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Heartbreak Ridge has as much energy and color as any action picture this year, and it contains truly amazing dialogue. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Heartbreak Ridge offers another vintage Clint Eastwood performance. There are enough mumbled half-liners in this contemporary war pic to satisfy those die-hards eager to see just how he portrays the consummate marine veteran. Read full review

David Ansen

Clint's latest doesn't try to do much of anything that hasn't been done before, and better. [15 Dec 1986, p.83]

Rita Kempley

But to tell the truth, the Grenada Incursion looks even sillier on film than it did in the headlines. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

This kind of macho bantering quickly wears thin, too -- I guess it's not surprising that men who spend most of their time with other men would lard their conversation with taunts of homosexuality and allusions to male gonads, but it's not particularly interesting either. And as a storyteller, Carabatsos is no better than a competent hack. The plot is schematic, the characters are cliche's. Read full review

Pauline Kael

This movie is offensive on just about every level.

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stevekm

Apr 12, 2023

Clint as a flawed Marine, taking orders from incompetent officers, trying to reconnect with his ex, what more could you ask for?

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r96sk

Feb 1, 2022

'Heartbreak Ridge' is a rather good war film, one I enjoyed a fair bit.

Clint Eastwood, to no-one's surprise, is the best performer from the onscreen talent, though I did like the support cast - namely Mario Van Peebles, Boyd Gaines and Arlen Dean Snyder. The plot is, although obvious in'Heartbreak Ridge' is a rather good war film, one I enjoyed a fair bit.

Clint Eastwood, to no-one's surprise, is the best performer from the onscreen talent, though I did like the support cast - namely Mario Van Peebles, Boyd Gaines and Arlen Dean Snyder.

The plot is, although obvious in where it is heading, fun and holds one's attention. The score doesn't particularly stand out but there is one part around the middle which is neat. Some of the dialogue is a little cringe, but there are some good lines in there for Mr. Eastwood to quip.… Expand

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bob516

Oct 23, 2021

It's like there were two movies here. Clint Eastwoods' portrayal of an aging marine, and then there was whatever the rest of cast was doing. The writing was entirely by-the-book, with no surprises and giving token moments to the development of the story. I wish the movie had taken theIt's like there were two movies here. Clint Eastwoods' portrayal of an aging marine, and then there was whatever the rest of cast was doing. The writing was entirely by-the-book, with no surprises and giving token moments to the development of the story. I wish the movie had taken the material seriously and not have a bunch of actors running around pretending to be marines. I would blame the mess entirely on the writer, but Eastwood was able to salvage something out of his character, the rest seemed like they were in a cartoon.… Expand

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