Full Metal Jacket
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.
Original Theatrical Date: June 26, 1987
Nominated for the “Best Screenplay” Oscar, Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacketis the hard-eged story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker (Matthew Modine)—from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
R. Lee Ermey received a Golden Globe nomination for his incredibly memorable performance as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman.
R. Lee Ermey received a Golden Globe nomination for his incredibly memorable performance as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman.
Info/Text: Warner Bros
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Gustav Hasford (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
Starring: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio |See full cast & crew »