Black Friday: Dark Dawn (Entire Series)

Welcome to Marine Corps Boot Camp! Now you can experience the creation of the world's finest fighting force from the moment raw recruits get off the bus to the day they graduate Boot Camp as United States Marines. Filmed in 2002-2003 and still relevant today, you get the INSIDER view of Marine Corps Boot Camp. Black Friday: Dark Dawn was filmed on-location at Recruit Depot San Diego. Remastered in 2023 for digital distribution.

Episode ZERO......Receiving
Episode ONE........Introduction to Boot Camp
Episode TWO........Continued Training
Episode THREE....Learning to Fight
Episode FOUR......Field Training
Episode FIVE........The Crucible

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn ZERO

    1h 58m

    The first movie in the series. This is the start of a recruit's Marine Corps Boot Camp experience. Before a recruit meets his Platoon Drill Instructors, he must step off the bus and on to the yellow footprints, then survive RECEIVING. Watch Drill Instructor Brekke and his team of Marines begin i...

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn ONE
    2h 1m — 1 text track

    Black Friday: Dark Dawn ONE

    2h 1m — 1 text track

    After recruits survive Receiving and are introduced to their Platoon Drill Instructors, they continue through Phase 1 of Marine Corps Boot Camp training. Watch as the recruits are introduced to formation marching, the chow hall, life in the squad bay, and the joys of incentive training (IT) when ...

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn TWO
    1h 47m — 1 text track

    Black Friday: Dark Dawn TWO

    1h 47m — 1 text track

    As Phase 1 of Marine Corps Boot Camp continues, recruits experience the challenges of the Obstacle Course, rope climbing, outdoor physical training, and martial arts. Watch what happens when a recruit is unable to keep up with his platoon during an individually-timed run.

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn THREE

    2h 7m

    Fighting. The Marine Corps way. Watch as the platoon navigates the slide for life, fights with Pugil Sticks, engages in hand-to-hand combat training, and learns martial arts. See a recruit get introduced to his new "buddy" Drill Instructor Martinez.

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn FOUR
    2h 20m — 1 text track

    Black Friday: Dark Dawn FOUR

    2h 20m — 1 text track

    The adventure does not end at MCRD San Diego. For the next phase of Boot Camp, a recruit must survive actual Field Training at Camp Pendleton. Can the platoon survive Pool Week, the Rifle Range and the Gas Chamber? Watch to find out.

  • Black Friday: Dark Dawn FIVE
    2h 14m — 1 text track

    Black Friday: Dark Dawn FIVE

    2h 14m — 1 text track

    Join the Drill Instructors one more time. In this final installment, the platoon finishes Field Training, the Crucible, Rifle Drill and Tower Rappel, before returning to MCRD to take the final steps before graduation. See who survived the gauntlet and earned the title UNITED STATES MARINE.