And now, at 44, I'm still enjoying a rewatch, at least 1-3 times per year, hahaOf course, objectively, this is a unimpressive throwaway 80's flick. [1] The song was first released on the album Savages in 2013. Shop Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla - Grey us-marines stickers designed by Toby Wilkinson as well as other us-marines merchandise at TeePublic. Highway: If you pull another shithead stunt like that again, the only thing that'll beat you to the brig is the headlights on the ambulance you'll be riding in. Screenwriter James Carabatsos, a Vietnam veteran of the 1st Cavalry Division, was inspired by an account of American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division using a pay telephone and a credit card to call in fire support during the invasion of Grenada, and fashioned a script of a Korean War veteran career Army non-commissioned officer passing on his values to a new generation of soldiers. We're here for that, man. 20th Century Fox Lieutenant M.R. Choozoo: The Army called the character a "stereotype" of World War II and Korean War attitudes that did not exist in the modern army and also did not like the obscene dialogue and lack of reference to women in the army. Very good. I can't fix it if I don't know what's broken. Powers: Maj. Malcolm A. You're dead, marine. [Gunny Highway has decked the much-larger Swede Johanson, who rises slowly from the floor, expecting appropriate punishment; but Highway, recognizing the potential in the man, has other ideas] Well, if she's looking for more alimony she's in real trouble because I've got myself so broke I couldn't get out of sight if it took a quarter to go around the world. Corporal 'Stitch' Jones: Powers: There are enough mumbled half-liners in this contemporary war pic to satisfy those die-hards eager to see just how he portrays the consummate marine veteran. Highway: The film also co-stars Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, and Mario Van Peebles, and was released in the United States on December 5, 1986. All right, you devil dogs, let's take that fuckin' hill! The Lord Humungus! Cuban regulars with Russian rifles. He's been assigned to Recon Platoon. Yeah, I guess I should have gotten shots before hand. Even on a relatively small budget, the technical advice was poor. Lieutenant M.R. Major Powers, the battalion's inexperienced S-3 Operations Officer, is repeatedly shown disparaging and insulting Gunny Highway, as well as showing blatant favoritism regarding "his" Marines of the First Platoon. Highway: Universal Pictures moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. The Lord Humungus! Highway: Bad sex, bad whiskey and bad marriages, I never forget. -Ayatollah of rock 'n' roll-ah. Corporal 'Stitch' Jones: You try that with me, Gunnery Sergeant Highway and you'll drag your butt in a sling for a month, you hear me, marine? Figured he'd coast. Rub your pathetic little peckers against your honies or stick it in a knothole in the fence but whatever it is, get rid of it. The Ayatollah Of Rock-and-Rolla: Iranian Clerics Call for The Assassination Of Iranian Rapper For Blasphemous Song. That's a fact! Lyrics to Soulfly Ayatollah Of Rock 'N' Rolla: On both banks of the river, red obsidian, Heavy smoke Leather slings, feathered arrows, many Deities carried off in ropes Big drums, small wagers, cold daggers, lambs But all goes very quiet at the sudden shifting. Colonel Meyers: And you really look so fine and you've got that big behind. Retired on active duty. Choozoo: Maj. Malcolm A. Just just go away. Their last sergeant was an old time combat vet, too. comic relief. Yeah. Over your head. Probably some local fanatics. I want to get some pictures before we wrap this mission. Powers: [1st Platoon is approaching the ambush site]. Physically the men are VERY similar with bodybuilder physiques and one trait is very clear in both Fifi and Humongous and his gang, they are out and proud! Powers: "[20][21], The film won the BMI Film Music Award for Lennie Niehaus and the Image Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Mario Van Peebles. On its initial release, particularly in North America, few were even aware this was a sequel until they saw the images from the earlier movie and even then many hadnt seen it. Maj. Malcolm A. And you know what's funny? Your email address will not be published. It's not my fuckin' fault, man. A committee of congressmen who asshole to asshole who couldn't make a beer fart in a whirlwind, start telling your basic-ass-in-the-grass, Marine "No more short time". Lieutenant? Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars. The new breed. I have a doctor's appointment at 1100. ", walking toward the barracks holding Jones by the ear, Highway appears behind a makeshift building at the training site and sprays live bullet fire, after the students from the Grenada medical school have been rescued, sees the helicopter landing and Colonel Meyers getting out, after Profile fell down, Highway speaks to him, then Profile runs off, to Corporal Jones after leaving Aponte's house, removing a staple from a bundle of reports, 1st Platoon is approaching the ambush site, Recon watching 1st Platoon pass through a valley, Gunny Highway has decked the much-larger Swede Johanson, who rises slowly from the floor, expecting appropriate punishment; but Highway, recognizing the potential in the man, has other ideas, incredulous look as he realizes he will not be sent to the stockade. Just a little piece of war. 720p.BluRay She didn't use Neet. You are supposed to be an officer. 1985 And it makes a distinctive sound when fired at us, Sir! Mystery Lance Corporal Fragatti: No questions asked. 1) First I carve me some faggot wings. Come on, I'll get you a beer. Swede Johanson: Ring and a revived Highway then disregard Powers' order, advance upon and take the position, and capture and detain the Cuban soldiers. Cavalera quoted about his likeness to Ghost Cult magazine, "A song like 'Ayatollah of Rock 'N' Rolla,' it was something totally new. Oscar Nominees It's available on Heartbreak Ridge (1986) 5.3s Do you know who you're shooting at? Jones informs Highway that he is going to re-enlist and make a career in the Corps, while Highway confides to Jones he is taking mandatory retirement. Not even in the Dirty Harry films is Clint Eastwood more the Clint Eastwood the movie-going public loves.In this one Clint is a Marine Corps lifer who has come back to his original Fleet Marine unit to train a really ragged bunch of gyrenes who have an attitude. Choozoo: Choozoo: Romance Corporal 'Stitch' Jones: Here's to J.J. and all the pieces of him we couldn't find. Maj. Malcolm A. I never did anything like that before. [1] The song was first released on the album Savages in 2013. Profile's never gonna make it back to the barracks. Required fields are marked *. He probably knew a lot of them already before things went to the dogs, guys like Wez were clearly guys he had some kind of relationship with (the leash is a dead giveaway) and they believe in him enough to follow his every command. Check the dates. You should be sealed in a case that reads break glass only in the event of war. Well, I have to hightail it men. Little Mary: Little Mary: Powers: Lance Corporal Fragatti: So too, does the Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rolla, 'Slick Jones'-played by the amazing Mario Van Peebles.His Ying to Eastwood's Yang, never gets old. This was a world on the rack but not yet ruined, being slowly overrun by sadistic biker Sir, I thought the training exercise was Maj. Malcolm A. Highway: Choozoo: Choozoo: From Top Gun to First Blood to Clint Eastwood's entertaining action drama Heartbreak Ridge, the empty-foxhole syndrome makes for non-endings. Profile: This is Gunnery Sergent Thomas Highway. Sergeant Major Choozoo and I were in the 2nd Battalion and 7th in '68. Let's move them out, Gunny. I'll make life takers and heart breakers out of them, sir. Your nightstick file for divorce, Reese? Powers: Lieutenant M.R. Why don't I bend you over the table there send you home with the "I just pumped the neighbor's cat" look on your face. I'm going to enjoy seeing you fall, Highway. Negative, Johanson! Gotta pal over in Guantanamo in supply. Lieutenant M.R. Highway: Well, you're blowing away all of your ammunition, Fag-eddy. During that first weekend, the film opened in second place behind Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. I had a rifle company in the 1st Battalion and 7th in '68. Highway: It is the men who are made to be symbols on the front of the buggys, almost bondage fashion and when one is knocked out it is done so with an almost sorry gesture. Maj. Malcolm A. 2nd Marine Division. Havana cured. Called "the Salman Rushdie of music," Shahin Najafi, a Germany-based Iranian singer, has been hit with fatwas calling for his killing, including one from a leading Ayatollah, after he released a song with references to Ali al . That's six o'clock in the morning for those of you who don't habla. He didn't sleep for three days. [dives for cover] Lieutenant M.R. In 1979, the world was introduced to George Millers nihilistic vision of future Australia in Mad Max. Yes, recon. Leutenant, see to it that those students are escorted back to Cherry Point. There is nothing inherently wrong with the term "Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla". You pump the neighbor's dog again, Jakes, or are you always slack eyed and silly in the afternoon. I figured she'd be married to a general by now. And of course that line in the chorus 'Ayatollah of Rock 'N' Rolla' is from Mad Max. Lance Corporal Fragatti: Right face! Without any cover fire, I get my ass blown off! "[12] Vincent Canby of The New York Times expressed his satisfaction with the film, writing that "Eastwood's performance is one of the richest he's ever given. Easily Powers: I fully intend for that to continue. Maj. Malcolm A. Dominican. Find the exact The Real Ayatollah Of Rock 'n' Rolla is here!! Who's Stoney Jackson? Bring in Gunnery Sergeant Highway. Highway, I heard you was back. Eastwood pleaded his case to an Army general, contending that while the point of the film was that Highway was a throwback to a previous generation, there were values in the World War II- and Korean War-era army that were worth emulating. Hey, didn't you hear Lieutenant Ring? I'm the ayatollah of rock 'n' roll-ah. Hey, chill out, man. Major Powers' gonna teach you how to discipline your men. Highway: Just because there's no war going on does not give you the right to start one every time you get drunk. Highway: Corporal 'Stitch' Jones: He was killed in Khe Sanh in '68. The scene in which Lieutenant Ring must resort to using a credit card in order to communicate with his commanders was also based on real-life events involving Army paratroopers. It's overtly jingoistic; on par with the 'Red Dawn's', and 'Top Gun's' of the era. Who gave you permission to deviate from the training schedule? Colonel Meyers: Swede Johanson: Fought 'em something fierce. [sees the helicopter landing and Colonel Meyers getting out]. The film also received a nomination, from the Academy Awards for Best Sound for Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson. As you know, when one of our men is shot this laser sensitive device emits a beeping noise. Colonel Meyers: Jail Binger : What the hell's that supposed to mean, grunge shit. If you weren't wearin' those stripes, I'd kick your fuckin' ass around the fuckin' block yeah but since I'm not into violence, I'll refrain from kickin' your ass at this time. Aggie always kept a smile on your face. Maj. Malcolm A. Highway: Among reviews, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times, gave the film three stars and noted how the film has "as much energy and color as any action picture this year, and it contains truly amazing dialogue." Initially resenting their failed marriage, Aggie tentatively reconciles with Highway. I don't know, sir. Lance Corporal Fragatti: However, Highway's old comrade-in-arms, Sergeant Major Choozhoo, and his nominal superior officer, the college-educated and well-meaning but awkward and inexperienced First Lieutenant Ring, support him. Major Powers arrives with Webster, reprimands Ring and threatens Highway with a court-martial. Reese: [2] Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla is a 2014 single released by Soulfly. SOME ROCK-'N'-ROLL, HIPPIE CHICK CAME IN. Conduct unbecoming. When Highway finally arrives, his new commanding officer, Major Malcolm Powers, seeing him as old-fashioned, assigns him to the Reconnaissance Platoon (part of his assault battalion) which by coincidence includes Jones. You know, some men in your position might look forward to retirement. Well, it seemed like the thing to do, sir. Marine: We're marines, sir. Find the exact I'll sleep a lot better at night knowing that, sir. The Toadie is the small, bespectacled guy who gets on the mic and like a Wrestling manager introduces his leaderhe has more nicknames than Muhammad Ali, he has the awe inspiringname and look and he has the shock and awe of those who see him. The song's title was inspired by a quote from the film Mad Max 2. [outside the courtroom] Yes, I see what you mean. Sooner or later you'll disregard procedure, disobey an order, or just get drunk. Fifi knows what is coming and that when it does only the strong and those strong enough to lead them will survive. I wish I was back in New Jersey, man, watching the Flintstones! Get in there. I'm mean, nasty and tired. Highway: Rated R Well, well, well, well, I'm here to tell you that life as you knew it has ended. Highway: Are you new to the infantry, Major? Highway: Or is it? In 1983, Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway finagles a transfer back to his old unit, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Second Marine Division. Highway: You look great. Christopher Keith Irvine [1] Did you lead this assault? A bit about me? YARN | I'm the ayatollah of rock 'n' roll-ah! I haven't as yet had the privelige of combat. I don't believe in no serviceman's discounts. I think i was drawn to the uniforms, haha)I still remember the night I convinced my parents to rent this, at the video store. 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