Favorite Marine Movies

"Sands Of Iwo Jima"

Favorite Marine Movies

Hey Ace, I thought the first hour(up to the scene in the head) was dead on for boot camp. R Lee Ermy been there-done that! Of course those nice barracks were a little hard to believe for us quonset hut guys. Oh yeah I guess I better say Full Metal Jacket somewhere here.

Marine Movies

How about Flying Leathernecks? John Wayne was an Ace F6F driver in the South Pacific. Can't forget Baa Baa Black Sheep, which was the pilot for the TV show starring Robert Conrad as Ace F4U driver and squadron commander of VMF-214, Pappy Boyington!

My Favorite!

Frank D. Bermudez;24083 wrote: "Sands Of Iwo Jima"

Mine also, remember seeing it the first time when I was seven, inspired me to go into the Corps!

Mind is Battle cry, but to be honest I liked all of them even Clint Eastwoods . My favorite war movie is about the Navy and the turning point of the war "Midway" , my favorite Army movie is Patton, might as well give the Army Air Corp one too it was 12"o Clock high, and the under sea navy was Run Silent Run Deep.

Favorite Marine Movies

Windtalkers,Full Metal Jacket, A few Good Men, I thought Jack Nicholson did a super job. Semper Fi, Brian

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I'm with Walt for sure, but the one with the Gunny Ermey,'The Seige of Fire Base Gloria' is a good one too. Most people ignore it, but it is a good one. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

Just watched Siege of Fire Base Gloria.....good action.....poor story line. I didn't like a couple parts of it when Eremy kills his corporal at the end before he gets medi-vac and another scene where he tells his men holding the head of a dead marine how ashamed he was of the marines death. Bottom line...it s**ked.:mad:

The Seige of Fire Base Gloria

Charlie, we have our own likes and dis-likes. But, I liked it. Ermey and Nardo, had a deal many could have made while over there. Ermey said,'The deal was for me Man'. He did not want to come home, and not walk again, so he had Ermey waste him. I didn't like it either, but it was in the story. As for Ermey holding the Marines head, and saying what he said, he was putting the facts to the men. Mainly the Army men. If they had been alert, it wouldn't have happened. That was shock treatment I would say. I would say since the base CO was on dope, most all the Army was as well. I can see where he would try to get them in a fighting state. It could have been better, but to me wasn't a vaccume cleaner. There are several I will watch as re-runs. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

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sands of iwo jima .battlecry.fire baseGloria ,south seas woman with Burt Lancaster and Chuck Conners Can't remember the blondes name maybe Mirna Loy.what price glory ? James Cagney and Dan Daily (it don't get no better for shear entertainment ) windtalkers, Hell . . . I love em all if theres a Marine in it I'll watch it . 😀 Oh yeah ! the wind and the lion ! not a Marine movie ? Tell that to the Marines !

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Lurch, I could watch them a lot as well. They are all good movies for sure. I'll watch even a few of the Armys when they are on. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

I go along with Full Metal jacket and Fire base Gloria but have to add the one that got me in the Corps in the first place The DI with Jack Webb. Plus we got to see it again every other week at the USO in Jacksonville

The D.I.

STILL waiting to see that movie...someplace....sometime!!

The D.I.

Joe it should be on again in about 6-7 months. Maybe a call to the USO at Jacksonville would let you know who to call to see when it will be on. You could use Bunnies numbers to get info to Jacksonville to find out. Someone could have it on CD, and burn a copy and send you one. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

Here is list of Marine movies I have in my library:
Stars and Stripes Forever
The Wind and the Lion
What Price Glory
Tell it to the Marines
Flight
Devil Dogs of the Air
55 Days at Peking
A Rumor of War
Parachute Jumper
Singing Marine
Marines Fly High
Call Out the Marines
To the Shores of Tripoli
Hail the Conquering Hero
Wake Island
Guadalcanal Diary
Pride of the Marines
Beach Red
Battle Cry
The Outsider
Halls of Montezuma
Beach Head
Ambush Bay
Gung Ho
Marine Raiders
Until they Sail
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
Hell in the Pacific
None but the Brave
Iceland
Letters from Iwo Jima
Tribes
In Love and War
First to Fight
Windtalkers
Without Reservations
Sands of Iwo Jima
Flying Leathernecks
The D.I.
The Great Santini
Full Metal Jacket
Retreat Hell
All the Young Men
Hold Back the Night
Marines Lets Go
Under Heavy Fire
Heartbreak Ridge

Other old movies, not Marine, World War II.
Last Time I Saw Archie
To Hell and Back
Battleground
From Here to Eternity

Korean War:
Mission Over Korea (Army O-1 pilots at start of War June 1950)
Battle Taxi (Air Force helo)
The Hunters (Air Force F-86 pilots)

E-Mail me: MarinePatches@aol.com or call 636-441-5623. If I can help you out just let me know.

Favorite Marine Movies

Joe, Allan, the Patch Man, just said he had the DI, and listed many more. Hope you can call him for a CD of the DI. He has a good assortment of them for sure. Thats Great. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

Uh .... Ace?

Allyn Hinton;29070 wrote: Here is list of Marine movies I have in my library:
Stars and Stripes Forever
The Wind and the Lion
What Price Glory
Tell it to the Marines
Flight
Devil Dogs of the Air
55 Days at Peking
A Rumor of War
Parachute Jumper
Singing Marine
Marines Fly High
Call Out the Marines
To the Shores of Tripoli
Hail the Conquering Hero
Wake Island
Guadalcanal Diary
Pride of the Marines
Beach Red
Battle Cry
The Outsider
Halls of Montezuma
Beach Head
Ambush Bay
Gung Ho
Marine Raiders
Until they Sail
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
Hell in the Pacific
None but the Brave
Iceland
Letters from Iwo Jima
Tribes
In Love and War
First to Fight
Windtalkers
Without Reservations
Sands of Iwo Jima
Flying Leathernecks
The D.I.
The Great Santini
Full Metal Jacket
Retreat Hell
All the Young Men
Hold Back the Night
Marines Lets Go
Under Heavy Fire
Heartbreak Ridge

Other old movies, not Marine, World War II.
Last Time I Saw Archie
To Hell and Back
Battleground
From Here to Eternity

Korean War:
Mission Over Korea (Army O-1 pilots at start of War June 1950)
Battle Taxi (Air Force helo)
The Hunters (Air Force F-86 pilots)

E-Mail me: MarinePatches@aol.com or call 636-441-5623. If I can help you out just let me know.

In your list:
OR WHOMEVER LIST IT IS; THE TITLE OF THAT ONE FAMOUS WW-II USMC FLICK IS NOT THE 'SANDS OF IWO JIMA'. IT IS THE 'SHORES OF IWO JIMA'.

PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE IN USMC MOVIE TITLES THERE IS.

Favorite Marine Movies

Doc, thats Great. Its Allan Holmes, the patch man that has the movies there. I don't seem to be that organized, as all the movies I taped have disintergrated. Had a way to put them on CD's, but it burned up, and need to get another VHS to CD when I can, but its always something with the renters. You can not find out about them until they get into the home, then its to late. They know that, but I've learned some legal things since, and no more druggies will live in my homes. I'll dis-mantle them befor that happens. Semper Fi, and Ready-APP.

Ace its not Homles but Hinton. There was some on his list I never heard of the rest I have seen at least once.SF

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Thank you Walt. Have a Fellow Crew Chief, and Friend on the mind. It is Hinton for sure. He should be able to burn a copy of the DI off for anyone that wants one. Just call him. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

There were 2 documentary films made during World War II: WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA and TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA. They are both great actual combat films, and were in color shot by Marine film crews under fire. I have both.

There is a movie I've been looking for: A YANK IN VIETNAM. It was made in 1964. I saw it once at a local movie house in St. Louis in 1964. The leading role was played by Marshall Thompson. It was about a Marine UH-34 pilot that works with local Sothh Vietnamese. It was made during the time when there were Marine Helo Squadrons flying in 'nam before the infantry landed (March 1965) I've looked it up in the Movie Guide and it says it was retitled: YEAR OF THE TIGER. So far no luck finding a copy.

Flying Leathernecks has always been a favorite movie of mine. Also any move that John Wayne portrays a Marine is a good choice too.

In all the military movies that John Wayne had a part in he only played a Marine in three Movies: WITHOUT RESERVATIONS, SANDS OF IWO JIMA, and FLYING LEATHERNECKS. In both Without Reservations and Flying Leathernecks he played the part of a Marine Aviator.

documentary Films

Allyn, I was able to see both of them, but they haven't been on anymore. That figures. Be nice if they found them. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.