The Siege of Firebase Gloria

The Siege of Firebase Gloria
The Siege of Firebase Gloria Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Produced by	Rod S.M. Confesor D. Howard Grigsby
Written by	William L. Nagle Tony Johnston
Starring	Wings Hauser R. Lee Ermey
Music by	Paul Schutze
Cinematography	Kevan Lind
Edited by	Andrew Prowse
Distributed by	Fries Entertainment
Release dates	January 27, 1989 (1989-01-27)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Vietnamese

The Siege of Firebase Gloria is a 1989 film starring Wings Hauser and R. Lee Ermey that was filmed in the Philippines.^[1] According to a question and answer period in Sydney, director Brian Trenchard-Smith said that R. Lee Ermey wrote the screenplay.

Plot

At the start of the Tet Offensive a Marine unit on patrol stops at Firebase Gloria. When the base comes under attack the patrol remains to help in its defense. The Soldiers and Marines come under numerous attacks by the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end hold the base with assistance from the First Cavalry Division. While the Marines try and defend the base, the Viet Cong commander discovers that he is in a similar position: it was never his mission to win the battle, but to lead his men to their deaths in order to allow the North Vietnamese Army to take a more substantial role in the war. The Marines are subsequently forced to abandon the base having lost too many men in the process of defending it. In the end, the soldiers and commanders on both sides take stock of the loss of life for this single base.

Cast

Wings Hauser as Di Nardo
R. Lee Ermey as Hafner
Robert Arevalo as Cao Van
Mark Neely as Murphy
Gary Hershberger as Moran
Clyde Jones as Coates (as Clyde R. Jones)
Margi Gerard as Flanagan
Richard Kuhlman as Ghost
John Calvin as C.O. Williams
Albert Popwell as Jones
Michael Cruz as Vietnamese Child
Erich A. Hauser as Patrol Member (as Eric Hauser)
Guel Romero as Patrol Member
Don Wilson as Patrol Member (as Donald Wilson)
Nick Nicholson as Photographer

Release

Although the film was written, produced and directed by Australians it was not considered Australian for the AFI Awards.^[2]

References

↑ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p140
↑ Alex Mitchell, 'AUSSIE MOVIE SHUNNED', Sun Herald, 23 July 1989 p11

External links

The Siege of Firebase Gloria at the Internet Movie Database
The Siege of Firebase Gloria at AllMovie
The Siege of Firebase Gloria at the TCM Movie Database
Article by Brian Trenchard Smith on the making of the film at The TalkHouse

Films directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith

Films and television films	The Man from Hong Kong (1975) Deathcheaters (1976) Day of the Assassin (1979) Stunt Rock (1980) Turkey Shoot (1982) BMX Bandits (1983) Frog Dreaming (1985) Dead End Drive-In (1986) Jenny Kissed Me (1986) Out of the Body (1989) The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) Day of the Panther (1989) Strike of the Panther (1989) Official Denial (1994) Night of the Demons 2 (1994) Leprechaun 3 (1995) Sahara (1995) Escape Clause (1996) Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) Doomsday Rock (1997) Atomic Dog (1998) Voyage of Terror (1998) Happy Face Murders (1999) Britannic (2000) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002) Seconds to Spare (2002) The Paradise Virus (2003) DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) Phantom Below (2005) In Her Line of Fire (2006) Long Lost Son (2006) Tyrannosaurus Azteca (2007) Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009) Arctic Blast (2010) The Cabin (2011) Absolute Deception (2013) Drive Hard (2014)

Documentaries	Marty Feldman in Australia (1972) The Big Screen Scene (1972) For Valor (1972) The Stuntmen (1973) The World of Kung Fu (1973) Inside Alvin Purple (1973) Kung Fu Killers (1974) The Making of Stone (1974) The Love Epidemic (1975) Danger Freaks (1976) Hospitals Don't Burn Down (1978)

Films produced by Antony I. Ginnane

1970s	Sympathy in Summer (1971) (also director, writer) Fantasm (1976) Fantasm Comes Again (1977) Blue Fire Lady (1977) Patrick (1978) Thirst (1979)

1980s	Harlequin (1980) Prisoners (1981) Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) The Survivor (1981) Dead Kids (1981) Turkey Shoot (1982) Second Time Lucky (1984) Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1986) (mini series) Mesmerized (1986) Killer Instinct (1987) The Tale of Ruby Rose (1987) Dark Age (1987) Initiation (1987) High Tide (1987) Slate, Wyn & Me (1987) The Lighthorsemen (1987) The Time Guardian (1988) Savage Justice (1988) Incident at Raven's Gate (1988) Boundaries of the Heart (1988) The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988) (mini-series) The Dreaming (1988) Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) Mull (1989) Minnamurra (1989) The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) Driving Force (1989) Demonstone (1989)

1990s	Fatal Sky (1990) A Case of Honor (1991) Bonjour Timothy (1995) No Contest (1995) Screamers (1995) The Whole of the Moon (1997) Men with Guns (1997) The Truth About Juliet (1998) Reluctant Angel (1998) Captive (1998) Black Light (1999) Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)

2000s	Reaper (2000) Torrent (2001) The Hit (2001) (TV movie) Lawless: Beyond Justice (2001) (TV movie) Lawless: Dead Evidence (2001) (TV movie) Sweet Revenge (2002) Blind Heat (2002) The Risen (2003) (TV movie) The Big Red (2005) (documentary) Look @ Me (2006) Ten Dead Men (2008) Screamers: The Hunting (2009)

2010s	Arctic Blast (2010) Metal Tornado (2011) (TV movie) Last Dance (2012) Patrick (2013) Turkey Shoot (2014)

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