An action drama starring, produced and directed by Clint Eastwood. In this film, Eastwood portrays marine corps, Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway, a congressional medal of Honor winner, who requests reassignment to the unit where he first began his military career in this final tour of duty. A tough, hard-living traditionalist, Highway's reassignment brings with it a full array of problems: a bunch of novice marines, the attempt to rekindle a relationship with his ex-wife (Marsha Mason) and a bureaucratic Commanding officer.