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Full Metal Jacket

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
728K
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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
728K
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POPULARITY
346
4
  • 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
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  • 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
    • 932User reviews
    • 163Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #103
    • 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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    Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Adam Baldwin and Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Pvt. Jokeras Pvt. Joker
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Gny. Sgt. Hartmanas Gny. Sgt. Hartman
    • (as Lee Ermey)
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Pvt. Pyleas Pvt. Pyle
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Animal Motheras Animal Mother
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Eightballas Eightball
    Kevyn Major Howard
    Kevyn Major Howard
    • Raftermanas Rafterman
    • (as Kevyn Major-Howard)
    Arliss Howard
    Arliss Howard
    • Pvt. Cowboyas Pvt. Cowboy
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Lt. Touchdownas Lt. Touchdown
    John Terry
    John Terry
    • Lt. Lockhartas Lt. Lockhart
    Kieron Jecchinis
    Kieron Jecchinis
    • Crazy Earlas Crazy Earl
    Kirk Taylor
    Kirk Taylor
    • Paybackas Payback
    Tim Colceri
    Tim Colceri
    • Doorgunneras Doorgunner
    Jon Stafford
    Jon Stafford
    • Doc Jayas Doc Jay
    • (as John Stafford)
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • Poge Colonelas Poge Colonel
    Ian Tyler
    • Lt. Clevesas Lt. Cleves
    Sal Lopez
    Sal Lopez
    • T.H.E. Rockas T.H.E. Rock
    Gary Landon Mills
    Gary Landon Mills
    • Donlonas Donlon
    Papillon Soo
    • Da Nang Hookeras 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")
    • All cast & crew
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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

      Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamn common courtesy to give him a reach-around. I'll be watching you.

    • 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 reviews932

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    8/10
    Very good movie- A film of 2 halves: the first perfect, the second lagging behind but good enough
    I finally got around to watching this for the first time.

    The first half is a 10/10, the second half is a 7/10 and falls apart into what seems like every war movie's clichés, even though it's good enough.

    The first half is a masterpiece of filmmaking- there's almost no flaws, the pacing is perfect, the acting great, it has an instant classic type experience to it you'll never forget.

    The second half is good, decent but it doesn't rival the first half and its perfection. That makes its let down even more pronounced.

    So overall, I give it an 8/10 because you can't overlook the drop in quality of the second half.

    8/10
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    • heisenberg12
    • Jun 7, 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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