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* BackedByThePentagon: During pre-production, the script was send for military approval. Ironically, the only thing DOD wanted in return for support was cutting down on sexual content with the prostitutes, but otherwise approved the script and provided material support needed. Most importantly, the bleak, nihilistic ending was ultimately left intact.
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* BackedByThePentagon: During pre-production, the script was send sent for military approval. Ironically, the only thing DOD wanted in return for support was cutting to cut down on sexual content with the prostitutes, but otherwise approved the script and provided the material support needed. Most importantly, the bleak, nihilistic ending was ultimately left intact.
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* DuelingWorks: Released day after the legendary ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', with no-name cast and B-lister director. Figure out the rest.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only this missed the chance to the a forerunner for the entire slew of Vietnam War movies, but ''then'', by the time the film was prepared for release, Creator/StanleyKubrick pushed Warner Bros. to ''rush'' release of ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', precisely to come out before ''Hamburger Hill''. The end result was a BoxOfficeBomb, all thanks to overly cautious execs [[SelfFulfillingProphecy being afraid of a potential bomb]].
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it had in box office, since both ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' came out earlier.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only this missed the chance to the a forerunner for the entire slew of Vietnam War movies, but ''then'', by the time the film was prepared for release, Creator/StanleyKubrick pushed Warner Bros. to ''rush'' release of ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', precisely to come out before ''Hamburger Hill''. The end result was a BoxOfficeBomb, all thanks to overly cautious execs [[SelfFulfillingProphecy being afraid of a potential bomb]].
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it had in box office, since both ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' came out earlier.
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* DuelingWorks: Released a day after the legendary ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', with a no-name cast and a B-lister director. Figure out the rest.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only did thismissed miss the chance to the be a forerunner for the entire slew of Vietnam War movies, but ''then'', by the time the film was prepared for release, Creator/StanleyKubrick pushed Warner Bros. to ''rush'' the release of ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', precisely to come out before ''Hamburger Hill''. The end result was a BoxOfficeBomb, all thanks to overly cautious execs [[SelfFulfillingProphecy being afraid of a potential bomb]].
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it hadin at the box office, since both ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' came out earlier.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only did this
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it had
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The Philippines standing in for Vietnam.
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* BackedByThePentagon: During pre-production, the script was send for military approval. Ironically, the only thing DOD wanted in return for support was cutting down on sexual content with the prostitutes, but otherwise approved the script and provided material support needed. Most importantly, the bleak, nihilistic ending was ultimately left intact.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The Philippines standing in forVietnam.Vietnam.
* DuelingWorks: Released day after the legendary ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', with no-name cast and B-lister director. Figure out the rest.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only this missed the chance to the a forerunner for the entire slew of Vietnam War movies, but ''then'', by the time the film was prepared for release, Creator/StanleyKubrick pushed Warner Bros. to ''rush'' release of ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', precisely to come out before ''Hamburger Hill''. The end result was a BoxOfficeBomb, all thanks to overly cautious execs [[SelfFulfillingProphecy being afraid of a potential bomb]].
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it had in box office, since both ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' came out earlier.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The Philippines standing in for
* DuelingWorks: Released day after the legendary ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', with no-name cast and B-lister director. Figure out the rest.
* ExecutiveMeddling: At least as far as John Irvin, the director, is concerned. The movie was ready by autumn 1986. However, Paramount execs were unsure about such unpopular subject as the Vietnam War and just waited with a finished movie to see how ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' by other studio will do in the box office. Not only this missed the chance to the a forerunner for the entire slew of Vietnam War movies, but ''then'', by the time the film was prepared for release, Creator/StanleyKubrick pushed Warner Bros. to ''rush'' release of ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', precisely to come out before ''Hamburger Hill''. The end result was a BoxOfficeBomb, all thanks to overly cautious execs [[SelfFulfillingProphecy being afraid of a potential bomb]].
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Finished by September 1986, released almost a year later. This cost the movie any chance it had in box office, since both ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' came out earlier.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The Philippines standing in for Vietnam.
