A Marine Corps drill instructor who is disgusted by the fact that the Corps now accepts draftees finds himself pitted against a hippie who has been drafted but refuses to accept the military's way of doing things.
Acting
Darren McGavin's drill sergeant is terrifyingly human, not caricature.
Writing
Smart script that respects both sides of the generation gap.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jan-Michael Vincent was so committed he actually learned Marine drill commands, then immediately forgot them for his next surf movie.
Aired months before Kent State, this captures the exact moment establishment media started cautiously empathizing with draft resisters.
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