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Full Metal Jacket (1987) 8.4
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8.4/10 from 278,359 users
Metascore: 78/100
Reviews: 599 user | 133 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 in Hue, Vietnam. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Cast
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| Matthew Modine | ... | ||
| Adam Baldwin | ... | ||
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | ||
| R. Lee Ermey | ... |
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
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| Dorian Harewood | ... | ||
| Kevyn Major Howard | ... | ||
| Arliss Howard | ... | ||
| Ed O'Ross | ... | ||
| John Terry | ... | ||
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Kieron Jecchinis | ... | |
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Kirk Taylor | ... | |
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Tim Colceri | ... | |
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Jon Stafford | ... |
Doc Jay
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Bruce Boa | ... | |
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Ian Tyler | ... | |
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A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
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One rifle, one gun. One for killing, one for fun. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
26 June 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket See more »Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$46,357,676 (USA)Company Credits
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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?
Recruits: [In unison in a normal speaking tone] Sir, yes Sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair!
Recruits: [In unison, much louder] SIR, YES SIR!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying ...
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Written by Domingo Samudio
Performed by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, a Division of PolyGram Records Inc.
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Trivia
The banner at the wall in the conference room at the Da Nang base reads: "First to go last to know - We will defend to the death your right to be misinformed". See more »Goofs
In one scene the ammo in Animal Mother's bandoleer can be clearly seen to be blanks. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?
Recruits: [In unison in a normal speaking tone] Sir, yes Sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair!
Recruits: [In unison, much louder] SIR, YES SIR!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying ...
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Soundtracks
"Wooly Bully"Written by Domingo Samudio
Performed by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, a Division of PolyGram Records Inc.
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"Seven-six-two millimeter. Full metal jacket." -Pvt. Leonard 'Pyle' Lawrence
Full Metal Jacket is a great movie. Not the best from Kubrick, but works great as a war film. The plot is about a group of soldiers who are turned into killers in marine training, and are then sent off to the Vietnam War.
Kubrick once again does a great job at directing. Modine, D'Onofrio, Baldwin, and Howard give worthy performances, while Ermey gives an Oscar worthy (not even nominated) performance and steals the show. This is a very realistic look at Vietnam, while the battle scenes and script just aren't as satisfying as they are in the second half. Still, it is a wonderful film.
9/10.