Hafner (Ermey) is told to defend Firebase Gloria against the Viet Cong at all costs. The Siege of Firebase Gloria is a 1989 Australian war film starring Wings Hauser and R. Lee Ermey that was filmed in the Philippines. The Siege Of Firebase Gloria also offers the occasional surprise, like the way it treats the Vietnamese side of the conflict as legitimate characters instead of faceless villains or a great scene in the latter part of the film where stars R. Lee Ermey and Wings Hauser have an emotional talk about a tragedy that drove their friendship apart. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Siege of Firebase Gloria [Import] at Amazon.com. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Starring: R. Lee Ermey, Wings Hauser. The best moments are of course when R Lee Ermey is given the opportunity to go on one of his patented rants/tirades/lectures. Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith.

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. The Siege of Firebase Gloria. With Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Robert Arevalo, Mark Neely. The Siege of Firebase Gloria lives somewhere in that vast hinterland which exists between the Holly wood Vietnam movies of the 80s and the Filipino/Italian 'Nam movies which followed quickly on, although for the most part they were trying to remake Rambo. A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase and proceed to rebuild morale and fortifications in advance of the climactic battle with the VietCong. Rated the #238 best film of 1989. There's good and bad in director Brian Trenchard-Smith's Vietnam war film The Siege of Firebase Gloria. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The Siege Of Firebase Gloria (1989)-* * *1\2 Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith Starring: Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Gary Hershberger and Margi Gerard In the thick of the Vietnam war, Sgt. Genres: War, Australian New Wave. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. His top man, Di Nardo (Wings) is there to back him up.

The Marines barely hold off the VC… The Marines barely hold off the VC… ‎The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd A film full of action sequences that are really well done considering this does come off as a B-movie, this features every Vietnam stereotype I could think of and some that I couldn't.