Aug 15,1979
Hollywood Movies | Drama | War
nudity | 6/10 Original: A nude man runs through an army camp and we see his bare buttocks Bare breasts are briefly shown There are several posters of nude women wearing bikinis and exposing bare breasts There are some sexual references Three Playboy Bunnies entertain a group of soldiers and they dance suggestively in tiny costumes which expose cleavage A couple more mild suggestive scenes Redux: Two men remove the tops off two women and we see their bare breasts: both couples begin kissing and touching each other passionately, scene is brief More references |
violence | 8/10 Some intense war violence throughout. The level of war violence and its effects on people is intense Soldiers kill civilians. A real water buffalo is shown being slaughtered. A man is beheaded. It's all off-screen, but we briefly see his head after it is removed.\ Contains several very intense battle sequences |
profanity | 9/10 F*** is used about 80 times, as is S***, uses of words referring to the male genitals, a-words, and uses of G*dd***/G*dd***it. Jim Morison's singing "This is the End" has the F- Word a few times |
alcohol | 4/10 A soldier uses LSD and some of his visual hallucinations are shown. Marijuana is smoked. Cigarettes are smoked consistently throughout the movie. Alcohol is used both abusively and socially throughout the movie. Early in the movie, a soldier is seen drinking himself to limit while waiting for his assignment. |
frightening | 10/10 The entire film has a very psychological feel to it, as it deals with men who deal with stress over the disturbing vision of war. The combat scenes may be intense to some, and the water buffalo being slaughtered is disturbing, especially for those people sensitive to animal abuse. |