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Full Metal Jacket

  • 1987
  • 13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
781K
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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.

  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Michael Herr
    • Gustav Hasford
  • Stars
    • Matthew Modine
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    781K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    561
    86
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Michael Herr
      • Gustav Hasford
    • Stars
      • Matthew Modine
      • R. Lee Ermey
      • Vincent D'Onofrio
    • 979User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #108
    • 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)
    R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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    Adam Baldwin in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Adam Baldwin and Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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    Matthew Modine and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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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
      • Michael Herr
      • Gustav Hasford
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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
      On several occasions, the word "repeat" is used while speaking on the radio. In the Marine Corps, the use of the word "repeat" on the radio is reserved solely for talking to artillery units to request a repeat of the last fire mission. The term used would be: "say again your last" or "I say again."
    • 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 Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello Vietnam
      Written by Tom T. Hall

      Performed by Johnny Wright

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews979

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Fascinating Despite Come-Down
    The first half of "Full Metal Jacket" is so intensely entertaining that director Stanley Kubrick can be forgiven for the slight come-down that follows. The opening scenes draw us into the strict world of "maggots" training to join the ranks of real men, otherwise known as Marines. We see the characters humiliated, yelled at like children, beaten and, in one tragic case, broken down. It's an unpleasant yet fascinating place to visit from the comfort and safety of our living room couches. Yet once the action shifts to the Vietnam War, when you would expect even better, something is lost. The characters seem less real and the atmosphere less intriguing. Overall, however, there aren't many faults to find with this effort, but be forewarned that it's certainly not for younger viewers.
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    • Jul 18, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1987 (France)
    • 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, Greater London, England, UK(Da Nang scenes)
    • 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
      • $46,358,827
    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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