description Heartbreak Ridge Overview
Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 war film directed by Clint Eastwood, featuring a Marine Corps lieutenant tasked with training a group of inexperienced soldiers. The narrative depicts their deployment to Grenada during the 1983 invasion. Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, and Mario Van Peebles co-star in this cinematic portrayal of military operations.
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info Heartbreak Ridge Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1986 |
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What war does Heartbreak Ridge depict?
Heartbreak Ridge follows Marine Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway as he trains an undisciplined reconnaissance platoon for combat. The unit is deployed during the 1983 United States invasion of Grenada.
Who directed and starred in Heartbreak Ridge?
Clint Eastwood directed the 1986 film and played Thomas Highway. Marsha Mason plays Aggie, while Everett McGill and Mario Van Peebles are also part of the main cast.
Is Heartbreak Ridge based on a true story?
The film uses the real 1983 Grenada invasion as its military setting, but Thomas Highway and the platoon are fictional characters. It is therefore a fictional character drama built around a real historical operation.
What is the main conflict in the movie?
Highway must turn young Marines with poor discipline into a functioning combat unit while dealing with resistance from his superiors and his own past. The story combines barracks conflict, military training, and the platoon's eventual combat mission.
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