Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 American military action comedy film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film also co-stars Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, and Mario Van Peebles, and was released in the United States on December 5, 1986. The story centers on a U.S. Marine nearing retirement who gets a platoon of undisciplined Marines into shape and leads them during the American invasion of Grenada in 1983.

For the Korean War battle, see Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. For the French film also known as Heartbreak Ridge, see Crèvecoeur (film).
Heartbreak Ridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClint Eastwood
Written byJames Carabatsos
Produced byClint Eastwood
Starring
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Marsha Mason
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited byJoel Cox
Music byLennie Niehaus
Production
company
Malpaso Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$15 million
Box office$121.7 million

The title comes from the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in the Korean War, in which Eastwood's character had been awarded the Medal of Honor.

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