saw this on cable back in the early 90 and love it . never saw it again until it show up on cable again recently . still find it a great vietnam movie . not sure why it not higher rat . i find everything about this film compel . a a vet ( not from vietnam ) i can relate to the situation bring by both harris and de niro . i can only imagine this film be more poignant now with our situation in iraq . i wish this would be offer on cable more often for people to see . the human toll on our soldier isn not leave on the battlefield . it brought home for the rest of there life . and this film be one of many that bring that home in a very hard way . excellent film .