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Full Metal Jacket

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
737K
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
737K
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POPULARITY
428
59
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Michael Herr(screenplay by)
    • Gustav Hasford(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Modine
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Michael Herr(screenplay by)
    • Gustav Hasford(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Modine
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 945User reviews
    • 169Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #105
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine, and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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    Top cast

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    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Pvt. Joker
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Gny. Sgt. Hartman
    • (as Lee Ermey)
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Pvt. Pyle
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Animal Mother
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Eightball
    Kevyn Major Howard
    Kevyn Major Howard
    • Rafterman
    • (as Kevyn Major-Howard)
    Arliss Howard
    Arliss Howard
    • Pvt. Cowboy
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Lt. Touchdown
    John Terry
    John Terry
    • Lt. Lockhart
    Kieron Jecchinis
    Kieron Jecchinis
    • Crazy Earl
    Kirk Taylor
    Kirk Taylor
    • Payback
    Tim Colceri
    Tim Colceri
    • Doorgunner
    Jon Stafford
    Jon Stafford
    • Doc Jay
    • (as John Stafford)
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • Poge Colonel
    Ian Tyler
    • Lt. Cleves
    Sal Lopez
    Sal Lopez
    • T.H.E. Rock
    Gary Landon Mills
    Gary Landon Mills
    • Donlon
    Papillon Soo
    • Da Nang Hooker
    • (as Papillon Soo Soo)
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
      • Michael Herr(screenplay by)
      • Gustav Hasford(screenplay by) (novel "The Short Timers")
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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 Recruit in focus. Director Stanley Kubrick intended that no one was special and they all had the same treatment.
    • Goofs
      Before Private Cowboy's squad moves up to search for the sniper, Joker reloads his rifle. Between the scene where he reloads his rifle to the scene where he prepares to shoot the sniper, he doesn't take any shots with his rifle, but when he attempts a shot on the sniper, there is no ammunition in his magazine. While some people claim that Joker's M16 was out of ammunition when he attempted to shoot the sniper, in fact it was jammed, which was a common problem for the M16 in Vietnam.
    • 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 grab-asstic 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?

    • Crazy credits
      End credits list a song performed by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs, misspelling the last word as "Pharoahs." This has not been corrected on any home video version of the movie.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally the song Paint it Black played at a higher speed and higher pitch during the end credits but starting with the 2001 DVD re-release, whenever the movie was remixed to 5.1 (from mono) it was "corrected" to where it plays at the regular speed and pitch instead.
    • Connections
      Edited into EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello Vietnam
      Written by Tom T. Hall
      Performed by Johnny Wright
      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews945

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    9/10
    Full Metal Jacket 30 years later
    Strange, as I sat to watch Full Metal Jacket for the first time in years, what I remembered most was Lee Emery's Sgt Hartman's rantings and Vincent D'Onofrio. In fact, it was Vincent D'Onofrio's Pvt Lawrence, known as "Gomer Pyle" that made this Stanley Kubrick film, truly memorable. I'm noticing this more and more as I get older and revisit old films. The performances, certain performances, even in supporting roles allow a film to keep growing with the passing of time. Full Metal Jacket a shattering film or I should say, two shattering films. The first part, the training, the intro is a masterpiece practically impossible to match up, so, the second part doesn't match it. But, still. A film-experience. Vincent D'Onofrio's performance even more powerful now, 30 years later. Enormous! The British skies over Vietnam is another reminder than an artist's eye knows no boundaries.
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    • alanbenfieldjr
    • Jun 28, 2017

    FAQ17

    • What did Joker mean when he said that Leonard was a "Section 8"?
    • Can someone with Lawrence's weight join the military or be drafted?
    • Why did Pvt. Lawrence bother to join the Marine Corps in the first place? Couldn't he have realized how excruciating boot camp is for him?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1987 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Natant
      • Stanley Kubrick Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,357,676
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,217,307
      • Jun 28, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,357,676
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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