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1973 • 1h 44min • R • Comedy, Drama

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"No *#@!!* Navy’s going to give some poor **!!@* kid eight years in the #@!* brig without me taking him out for the time of his *#@!!* life."

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

IMDb 7.5

RT 89%

MC 86

Director

Hal Ashby

Writers

Robert Towne

Darryl Ponicsan

Composer

Johnny Mandel

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Jack Nicholson

SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky

Otis Young

GM1 'Mule' Mulhall

Randy Quaid

Seaman Larry Meadows

Clifton James

M. A. A.

Carol Kane

Young Whore

Michael Moriarty

Marine O. D.

Kathleen Miller

Annette

Nancy Allen

Nancy

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