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The D.I.
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300271319
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6300271315
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: June 13, 1995
Running Time: 106 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Editorial Review:
Jim Moore is a tough-as-nails Drill Instructor with a chip on his shoulder: Pvt. Owens, who isn't quite up to snuff. Sgt. Moore is convinced that "there's a man underneath that baby powder" and sets out to force the private to rise to the occasion. Instead, he drives Owens to bail out altogether. Things only get worse when the Captain steps in and gives Moore three days to make the a Marine out of the petrified private.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great entertainment and realism too :)
The first time I saw the D.I. movie was back in the summer of 1987 when I was going through Marine Corps boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina. The heat and sand fleas are legendary in that area as any recruit will tell you. I saw the movie more recently and the basic premise is just as I remembered it: even the most screwed up recruit can make it through boot camp if they put their mind to it.
I suspect the movie will have the greatest appeal to those who had the privilege ... Read More
Rating: - The Time Has Come For A DVD Release!!!
This is not a review of "The D.I.," because everybody already knows it's a classic and a must-see for everyone, military or not. Instead, this is a plea to the movie studio who owns the rights to "The D.I."
I know some studio, or somebody, has the rights to this movie. I can get a bootleg version, probably copied from Turner Classic Movies or AMC, but I want an official, digitally remastered version of this timeless classic. Why won't the studios wake up??? They could easily sell a million ... Read More
Rating:  - HOORAH!
HOKEY STORY LINE BUT MARINES WILL WAX NOSTALGIC AT THE ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF THE TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE PROVIDED AT PARRIS ISLAND. I SPENT MY TIME THERE FROM 10/62 - 2/63. IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. I BOUGHT THIS USED THROUGH A RESELLER ON AMAZON AND THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT AND THE CONDITION WAS AS DESCRIBED.
Rating: - The D.I.
The D.I. is a classic. I have it recorded on VHS, but would love to have it on DVD. Why it is not available yet is anyone's guess. This is my favorite of all of the basic training movies. "Was your sandflea a male or female?" "Keep looking!" Fantastic!
Rating: - Semper Fi, Do or Die
I, like so many others, am a former Marine vet. Nam in 68, uuurah! I also have been looking for the DVD version. The part I liked best was the sand flea incident when the recruits tried to pass of a sand flea of the wrong gender. If you have seen it then share it with someone that hasn't. Share the memories. My D I said that after boot camp you would not take a million dollars to go through it again, but also you would not take a million dollars to have the memories removed from you.
Former Sgt E ... Read More
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