In 1967, during the Vietnam War, a group of new U.S. Marine Corps recruits arrive at South Carolina, for basic training. After having their heads shaved, they meet Senior Drill instructor, who employs forceful methods to turn the recruits into hardened, combat-ready Marines. Among the recruits are privates "Joker", "Cowboy", and the overweight, bumbling Leonard Lawrence, who earns the nickname "Gomer Pyle" after incurring Hartman's wrath.
The opening 2 minutes of the film give a good insight into how the film will go with each solider having there heads shaved being stripped of there identity by getting there heads shaved also tells the audience that this will be a war film.
In the first 2 minutes the Drill instructor makes it clear that he is the boss by shouting down the faces of the players reminding them that to him they are nothing and he is the man they all need to look up to. This clearly works as the trainees reply with "yes sir" and "no sir" creating the sense of authority.
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