The Siege of Firebase Gloria

1988
R
1h 37m

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6.8/10

3.4K

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R. Lee Ermey and Wings Hauser in The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988)

A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.

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A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.A tough U.S. sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase, where they attempt to rebuild morale and fortifications amid a climactic battle with the Viet Cong.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.4K

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Trivia
Writer William L. Nagle was an Australian S.A.S. soldier who served tours of Vietnam between 1965 and 1969.

Goofs
Capt. A.J. "Bugs" Moran shouts "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille" obviously referencing the song recorded by Kenny Rogers in 1977--two years after the fall of Saigon and the end of the war.

Quotes
Hafner: [Sgt. Hafner carries two severed American heads] Anyone know who these belong to? This is Corporal Miller. He's dead. Hell, the whole gun crew's dead. And to add insult to injury, Charlie took the fifty-fucking caliber machine gun with him. I don't have any respect for Corporal Miller anymore, because he allowed his troops to relax. They let their guard down for five fucking minutes, and Charlie took advantage of it. Look at 'em, Goddammit! Pay attention. Stay alert! Stay alive! It's as simple as that!

Crazy credits
After the opening credits: "In January 1968 the Tet Offensive exploded throughout an unsuspecting South Vietnam, escalating the conflict into total war. With the advantage of surprise, the Viet Cong abandoned guerrilla tactics and attacked U.S. military positions across the country. Many American units were isolated as communication and supply lines were cut by the massive Viet Cong advance. On a forgotten outpost, surrounded and outnumbered, one unit struggled for their lives on the last piece of ground they held. This is their story..."

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Featured in Colli di cuoio (1989)

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Gung Ho action

"The Siege of Firebase Gloria" is a really graphic flick about a squirmish at an American base called Firebase Gloria in Vietnam. It features R. Lee Ermey (who seems born to portray all-American soldiers) as a right-wing commander, and Wings Hauser, who plays a relentless but tender-hearted commando. What I mean by that is about a scene where Hauser maniacally beats the truth out of a Vietnamese soldier, but there was also a part where Wings saves the life of a helps little boy with the same cultural origin of that one soldier.

This film has a lot of graphic violence. Literally, the blood flowed like rivers in this flick! However, it was reallistically portrayed and nicely filmed, with great action sequences and dramatic performances by Ermey and the always dependable Hauser. One last word of advice, dear reader: if you are a Vietnam vet that suffers from post-traumatic-stress-syndrome and cannot stand the sight of full-fledged war violence, do not, I repeat, DO NOT watch "The Siege of Firebase Gloria", for your own safety, if you can't stomach this kind of content.