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Full Metal Jacket

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
748K
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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
748K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
663
46
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Michael Herr(screenplay by)
    • Gustav Hasford(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Modine
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • 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
    • 957User reviews
    • 169Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #106
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Full Metal Jacket - Trailer
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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)
    Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    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)
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
      • Michael Herr(screenplay by)
      • Gustav Hasford(screenplay by) (novel "The Short Timers")
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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 reviews957

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    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

    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?

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1987 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Natant
      • Stanley Kubrick Productions
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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