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Kirkus Reviews called The Short-Timers "a terse spitball of a book, fine and real and terrifying, that marks a real advance in Vietnam war literature." [5] The Washington Post wrote: "There is a vivid description of Hue in the aftermath of the 1968 Tet offensive and a grimly realistic portrayal of Marines under siege at Khesanh. Hasford also ...
Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford, was an American novelist, journalist and poet.His semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979) was the basis for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987). [1]
The Short-Timers – Gustav Hasford novel; Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut science fiction novel; The Sorrow of War – Bảo Ninh novel, 1990; The Thin Red Line – James Jones novel, 1962; The Things They Carried – Tim O'Brien, 1990; Three Soldiers – John Dos Passos novel, 1921, World War I; The Tin Drum – Günter Grass novel
The Phantom Blooper: A Novel of Vietnam is a 1990 novel written by Gustav Hasford [1] and the sequel to The Short-Timers (1979). [2] It continues to follow James T. "Joker" Davis through his Vietnam odyssey.
Martin Short has made Saturday Night Live history!. During the Dec. 21 episode of the late-night comedy sketch series, the actor, 74, was inducted into the Five-Timers Club — an elusive group of ...
Martin Short is the latest celeb to make Saturday Night Live history, joining an elite group of performers who have hosted SNL at least five times — so it's only right that the other stars come ...
That film was based on Hasford's novel The Short-Timers and the screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award. Herr collaborated with Richard Stanley in writing the original screenplay for the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau based on the H.G. Wells novel of the same name. However, Stanley claims the subsequent rewrites cost Herr his writing ...
Hanks proceeded to bring Short — the “Only Murders in the Building” star and former “SNL” cast member who jokingly rocked a “Five-Timers Club” jacket back in April — onto the set.