Customer Reviews

Hard Knox

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Where to begin?

In the first place, some descriptions of "Hard Knox" on the 'net are in error. The DVD cover portrays Robert Conrad in an Airforce ROTC uniform with the Lockheed F-35 newest All purpose vertical landing fighter behind him. F-35? Air Force ROTC? Air Force? None of this has the Slightest thing to do with the story inside!

Regardless of the DVD Cover this story is about Ace MARINE Bird Colnel(sp?) Fighter Pilot INSTRUCTOR (Call sign: 'Hard Knox') who is instantly medically grounded. A thirty year career of flying instantly grounded.

Now what does he do? He returns to the only home he has ever known, a military school... The Military school is in shambles and will be closed due to lack of real control if 'somebody' doesn't do something.

Hard Knox is put on the spot to run things for TWO WEEKS during his ACTIVE DUTY leave (the published description sez that he is retired). Who joins him in this endeavor but his life/career long right-hand-man his maintenance chief.... (same main flight line crew chief as he had as 'Pappy Boyington' had in Baa Baa Black Sheep).

So here we have two hardened MARINES to manage a failing Marine oriented military school. (Look for the 'commandant' and his dining room call to announcements - Oh Brother!)

Unexpected plot twists and excellent work by the actors rescue an obviously c-budget story. The Story is really well portrayed but the photography and ambience is a study in amaturish production.

Worth a looksee if you like sucess stories.

Quotes:
Man, when does all this crying stop?
Well, I cried for two weeks. I had a room-mate that cried for two years.



Major oops. In the opening sequence they show F-4 Phantom aircraft from VMAF 312 (V-Fixed wing M-Marine F-Fighter A-Attack squadron number 312) After landing they suddenly become VMFAT 101 (T-Training).

Similar plot to The private war of Major Benson - Fireball Forward - and 12 O'clock High - to name a few.

This is a great military school comedy starring Robert Conrad.It's a must SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hard Knox is a cute fun movie that we had taped around 1986 on New Years Eve with our first VCR. The taping was not the best and we probably wore it out anyway. My son had acquired a replacement tape online but its quality was poor, worse than our worn out original.
I found and purchased the DVD online from Amazon.com and have been pleased with the quality. I would rate the quality as that which would have been produced around 1986. It's not what I would call digitally remastered (probably no demand for it to be done); but the quality is quite acceptable. If the quality were digitally remastered, I would have given a 5-star rating.

I could not get this disc to play on my Bose 321 or on my iMac. It said the format was unreadable.

Just as closing credits were to start, the DVD ended. The quality of the rest of the DVD was great.

This cd was the worst condition I have seen. I taped this program from the tv and had a cleaner copy. It looks like they took an old vidio and copied it somehow. It will not play on my newer dvd players and will only play on the old one.

when you by a CD you expect a clear picture. VERY Disapointed.

One of my favorite movies, and again Robert Conrad did a very good job, he always seems to be able to place himself in teh character better than most actors.

Years ago we saw this on The Disney Channel. It's worth seeing again! Very good (though a little dated) story about kids at a military school, their reasons for being there as diverse as the kids themselves. When 'Hard Knox' is appointed to be the officer in charge, his tough but fair attitude, coupled with love and respect for traditions, the school, and the kids, changes them all immeasurably. Follow the kids as they go from desperately lonely and 'me-centered' to proud (the good kind) and caring and willing to function as a team. Great lessons and fun to watch. I'm very pleased to have found this copy for our library of videos.

This was an enjoyable film. Robert Conrad and Red West were great in it. I highly recommend it.

Hard Knox was a pilot for a possible tv series with Robert Conrad as a Hard nose Marine Colonel , who returns to the military school that help straighten him out. The series is somewhat similar to the picture The Private War of Major Benson. It has a good cast and it would have made an interesting action/ Comedy series.