The Siege of Firebase Gloria
The Siege of Firebase Gloria ★½ 1989
Story of the Marines who risked their lives defending an outpost against overwhelming odds during the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam. Purportedly patriotic war drama made by an Australian director; lead Hauser is a disgusting sadist, and plot is hopelessly hackneyed. 95m/C VHS . Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Mark Neely, Gary Hershberger, Clyde Jones, Margi Gerard, Richard Kuhlman, David Anderson, Robert Arevalo, John Calvin, Albert “Poppy” Popwell; D: Brian Trenchard-Smith; W: Tony Johnston, William Nagle; C: Joe Batac; M: Paul Schutze.
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