Genre: Action, Adventure, War, Drama, Comedy, Black Comedy, Military, Culture Clash, Satire, Capers, Political, Marriage, Surreal, Tragedy, Gore, Murder, Buddies, Suspense
Tagline: In a war without heroes they are kings
Plot: March, 1991, the Iraqi desert. Special Forces Captain Archie Gates (GEORGE CLOONEY), U.S. Army Sergeant Troy Barlow (MARK WAHLBERG), Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin (ICE CUBE) and Private Conrad Vig (SPIKE JONZE) have spent weeks marking time in base camp while the Persian Gulf war is fought by high-tech specialists. The impersonality of the war has left the men bored and disoriented and, now that the cease-fire has become official, they’re looking forward to leaving this bleak landscape behind. Archie Gates is a career soldier, a Green Beret who’s proven his bravery and intelligence in conflicts around the globe, but his experiences have left him cynical, detached and unwilling to take orders from those less seasoned than he is. He’s ready to leave the Army behind, but the undefined civilian existence ahead of him holds only marginally more appeal. Troy Barlow is young, capable, sincere, and homesick for his wife and baby daughter back in Detroit. An Army Reserve soldier, he believes in the job he was sent to do and he’s proud to be doing it for America. Chief Elgin is a baggage handler at Detroit Airport when he’s not on active duty. His civilian life offers him little, as does his military life, but his firm Christian beliefs and his stoic commitment to his responsibilities
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John Ridley
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George Clooney
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