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Release Date:
26 June 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
An Epic Story of the Vietnam War [Australia Theatrical] See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 7 wins
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"This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine."
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Directed by | |||
| Stanley Kubrick | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Gustav Hasford | (novel "The Short Timers") | |
| Stanley Kubrick | (screenplay) & | |
| Michael Herr | (screenplay) & | |
| Gustav Hasford | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jan Harlan | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Herr | .... | associate producer | |
| Philip Hobbs | .... | co-producer | |
| Stanley Kubrick | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Vivian Kubrick | (as Abigail Mead) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Douglas Milsome | (lighting cameraman) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Martin Hunter | |||
Casting by | |||
| Leon Vitali | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Anton Furst | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Keith Pain | |||
| Rod Stratfold | |||
| Leslie Tomkins | (as Les Tomkins) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Barbara Drake | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Keith Denny | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Christine Allsopp | .... | co-makeup artist (as Christine Allsop) | |
| Jennifer Boost | .... | co-makeup artist | |
| Leonard | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Philip Kohler | .... | production manager (as Phil Kohler) | |
| Bill Shepherd | .... | unit production manager | |
| Paul Hitchcock | .... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Terry Needham | .... | first assistant director | |
| Chris Thompson | .... | second assistant director (as Christopher Thompson) | |
| Ken Shane | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Steve Allett | .... | stand-by prop | |
| Frank Billington-Marks | .... | propman | |
| Ronald Boyd | .... | stagehand | |
| A.R. Carter | .... | carpenter | |
| T.R. Carter | .... | carpenter | |
| John Chapple | .... | supervising painter | |
| Leonard Chubb | .... | painter | |
| R. Dave Favell Clarke | .... | propman | |
| Jane Cooke | .... | prop buyer | |
| Jim Cowan | .... | stand-by construction | |
| George Crawford | .... | construction manager | |
| Winston Depper | .... | dressing prop | |
| Marc Dillon | .... | dressing prop | |
| Dominic Farrugia | .... | plasterer | |
| Anthony Frewin | .... | art department researcher | |
| David Gruar | .... | stagehand (as David Gruer) | |
| Danny Hunter | .... | stand-by prop | |
| John Marsella | .... | stand-by construction | |
| Joe Martin | .... | assistant construction manager | |
| Michael Martin | .... | stagehand | |
| Stephen Martin | .... | stagehand | |
| Colin McDonagh | .... | stand-by construction | |
| Brian Morris | .... | stand-by construction | |
| Leslie Evans Pearce | .... | painter | |
| Nigel Phelps | .... | assistant art director | |
| Michael Quinn | .... | plasterer | |
| George Reynolds | .... | stand-by construction | |
| Tom Roberts | .... | painter | |
| Andrew Rothschild | .... | assistant art director | |
| Steve Simmonds | .... | set dresser (as Stephen Simmonds) | |
| Paul Turner | .... | chargehand prop | |
| Brian Wells | .... | prop master | |
| Terry Wells | .... | stand-by prop | |
| Micky Wheeler | .... | dressing prop (as Michael Wheeler) | |
| Mark Wilkinson | .... | carpenter | |
| Gerry Bourke | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Alan Cheevers | .... | plasterer (uncredited) | |
| Philip Elton | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Richard Mccarthy | .... | hod plasterer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Roger Cherrill | .... | sound transfer | |
| Paul Conway | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Peter Culverwell | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Mike Dowson | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Nigel Galt | .... | sound editor | |
| Joe Illing | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Andy Nelson | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Edward Tise | .... | sound editor | |
| Edward Tise | .... | sound recordist | |
| Martin Trevis | .... | boom operator | |
| Steve Bartlett | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Alan Barnard | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Jeff Clifford | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Peter Dawson | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| John Evans | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Eddie Butler | .... | modeller | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| James Ainslie | .... | follow focus | |
| Ken Arlidge | .... | aerial photographer | |
| Maurice Arnold | .... | follow focus | |
| Jean Marc Bringuier | .... | Steadicam operator (as Jean-Marc Bringuier) | |
| Mark Ellis | .... | grip | |
| Manuel Harlan | .... | video operator | |
| Michaela Mason | .... | camera trainee | |
| Vaughan Matthews | .... | camera trainee | |
| Seamus O'Kane | .... | chief electrician | |
| Les Phipps | .... | rigger | |
| Brian Rose | .... | follow focus | |
| Jonathan Taylor | .... | follow focus | |
| John Ward | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Peter Wilkinson | .... | rigger | |
| Jason Wrenn | .... | assistant camera | |
| Adam Dale | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Stewart Hadley | .... | generator operator (uncredited) | |
| Simon Mills | .... | clapper loader: second unit (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Nguyen Thi My Chau | .... | additional casting: Vietnam | |
| Marion Dougherty | .... | additional casting | |
| Jane Feinberg | .... | additional casting | |
| Mike Fenton | .... | additional casting | |
| Dan Tran | .... | additional casting: Vietnam | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| John Birkinshaw | .... | wardrobe master (as John Birkenshaw) | |
| Helen Gill | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Rona Buchanan | .... | editor trainee | |
| Adam Watkins | .... | montage editing engineer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| James Black | .... | unit driver | |
| Steve Coulridge | .... | unit driver | |
| Dave Croucher | .... | transportation | |
| Ron Digweed | .... | transportation | |
| Nick Johns | .... | action vehicle engineer | |
| Paul Karamadza | .... | unit driver | |
| Ron Lowe | .... | transport facilities | |
| Mark White | .... | transportation (as Chalky White) | |
| Bill Wright | .... | unit driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Margaret Adams | .... | production coordinator | |
| Paul Cadiou | .... | production accountant | |
| Matthew Coles | .... | production runner | |
| Emilio D'Alessandro | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Rita Dean | .... | assistant accountant | |
| R. Lee Ermey | .... | technical advisor (as Lee Ermey) | |
| Chester Eyre | .... | laboratory contact | |
| Carmen Fitzgerald | .... | nurse | |
| Anthony Frewin | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Linda Glatzel | .... | nurse | |
| Julian Harcourt | .... | special computer editing programs | |
| Robert Hills | .... | armorer | |
| Steve Millson | .... | production assistant | |
| John Oxlade | .... | armorer | |
| Julie Robinson | .... | continuity | |
| Adam Samuelson | .... | louma crane technician | |
| Michael Shevloff | .... | production runner | |
| Wendy Shorter | .... | secretary to producer | |
| Alan Steele | .... | accounts computer operator | |
| Leon Vitali | .... | assistant to director | |
| Bob Warren | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Joseph Cline | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Nick Frewin | .... | key model maker (uncredited) | |
| Marc Wolff | .... | aerial coordinator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Cannon-Warner (1987) (UK) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1987) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (UK) (DVD)
- Creative Design (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1987) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1987) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1991) (Greece) (VHS)
- SGS Home Video (2001) (UK) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD)
- Pinewood Studios movie studio
- ARRI München camera equipment provided by
- Audiolink Radio Communications walkie talkies
- British Gas PLC North Thames thanks
- Chapman Beauvais titles
- D & D International Locations transports
- Delta Sound Services sound post-production
- Depot Queens Division Bassingbourn special thanks
- Dolby Laboratories sound post-production
- Flying Pictures aerial filming services provided by
- Focus Cars Ltd. unit transport
- Hills Small Arms armourers
- Kay-Metrocolor Sound Studios optical sound
- Location Caterers, The catering
- PSA Bassingbourn Barracks thanks
- Palmbrokers greenery (uncredited)
- Post Logic Studios digital film mastering
- Samuelson Film Service louma crane and montage video editing system
- Samuelson's Camera Equipment aerial photography
- Sykes Group helicopters provided by
- The National Trust Norfolk thanks
- The Vietnamese Community thanks
- Warner Bros. Records soundtrack released by
- Willie's Wheels transport facilities
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket" - USA (poster title)
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Runtime:
116 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 (original rating) | France:U (re-rating) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (#28633) | Vietnam:(Banned) | West Germany:16 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating after appeal) (1988) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 (2007 Re-rating) | Canada:18A (DVD rating) | Hungary:18 | Brazil:16 | Ireland:15 (2007 Re-rating) | Malaysia:U | UK:15 (re-rating) | Peru:18
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
In the first part of the movie, in the sequences inside the barracks during the drill, a special lens was designed to keep every single soldier in focus. Stanley Kubrick intended that no one was special and they all had the same treatment.See more »
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the head (toilet area), Pvt. Pyle says his ammunition is "seven-six-two millimeter, full metal jacket." Although 762mm is about 30 inches, and what would have been strictly correct is "seven-POINT-six-two millimeter", or about 30 caliber, which is the NATO standard ammunition, it is generally understood by military members that the reference "seven-six-two" implies that he's talking about a 7.62mm rifle round, as is the case with 5.56mm ammo (generally referred to as "five-five-six")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 for war. But until that day you are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human fucking beings. You are nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian shit! Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps. Do you maggots understand that?
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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 for war. But until that day you are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human fucking beings. You are nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian shit! Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps. Do you maggots understand that?
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Soundtrack:
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Legendary Stanley Kubrick - probably the most ingenious film-maker of our time - directed only two movies in the 80's. Someone could thoughtlessly claim that it was a very bad and a slow decade for him but on the contrary: the films happened to be "The Shining" (1980) - the darkest, the greatest and most frightening, superb and impressive horror movie ever made - and "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) the finest war movie in the history of motion picture. The fact that he directed the most beloved classics of two completely different genre is simply unbelievable.
First half of "Full Metal Jacket" is spectacular. Lee Ermey's Drill Instructor Hartman ("I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless") is probably the most hateful, forbidding and repulsive character in the history of Kubrick's movies. Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" was like a kitten compared to him. The fact that he is so overdone and the dialogue written to him is so sarcastic, biting and clever makes him also the funniest part of "Full Metal Jacket". Even though this is one of the most pressuring Kubrick movies first half can also be seen as an extremely dark comedy.
Rest of the cast is just as excellent. Matthew Modine in the leading role as Private Joker is simply fabulous but I guess most of the sympathies goes to Vincent D'Onofrio's unforgettable Private Pyle. Audience really feels sorry for him because he's the most regrettable victim of the training period that turns perfectly ordinary nice blokes into merciless killers. Actually I'm not sure if this is the greatest war movie ever made. I've always had my difficulties of choosing between "Full Metal Jacket" and Francis Ford Coppola's outstanding "Apocalypse. Now." Both of these films really shows what war is really about. War is never justified, war is never good. Therefore I think war movie should never glorify war but rather show it as what it really is: nightmarish hell. Second half of "Full Metal Jacket" does it. That makes it probably the most pacifistic war movie I've ever seen.
Interesting fact: at the end of "Full Metal Jacket" soldiers walk on the battlefield and sing an absurd and silly Mickey Mouse marching song. Childish and senseless marching songs of the first half were very comical. This one should be rather funny too but at this time the audience has already seen way too much. This kind of humor no longer amuses and makes you laugh. Song is the final crown of "Full Metal Jacket". It gives the last touch to all this irrationality and I'm positive that was also Kubrick's intention. I'm pretty sure that this is Stanley Kubrick's greatest movie right after excellent "A Clockwork Orange". Magnificent Masterpiece with a capital M. 10 out of 10.