Overview:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.| Status: | Released (1987-06-26) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 15 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $46,357,676 |
| Screen: | Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford |
| Productions: | Natant, Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Tiếng Việt |
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- 8654: Matthew Modine - Pvt. Joker
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- 7132: Vincent D'Onofrio - Pvt. Pyle
- 8655: R. Lee Ermey - Gny. Sgt. Hartman
- 8656: Dorian Harewood - Eightball
- 8657: Kevyn Major Howard - Rafterman
- 3229: Arliss Howard - Pvt. Cowboy
Crews
- 8645: Vivian Kubrick - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8653: Edward Tise - Sound Editor - Sound
- 5020: Leon Vitali - Casting - Production
- 8643: Michael Herr - Screenplay - Writing
- 8646: Keith Pain - Art Direction - Art
- 8642: Gustav Hasford - Screenplay - Writing
- 8306: Douglas Milsome - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
Ian Beale
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**The second half is better than the first half.** A film of two halves. The first half of the fiim focuses on the training of raw recruits and features shenanigans we have seen countless times before - think _Stripes_ and _Police Academy_. The persecution of the fat guy - ....
Continue reading ->CRCulver
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Released in 1986, <i>Full Metal Jacket</i> is Stanley Kubrick's film about Vietnam, adapted from a novel by the reclusive and bitter Vietnam veteran Gustav Harford, and then further expanded by acclaimed Vietnam journalist Michael Herr. The film breaks down neatly into two very di ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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The Marine's don't want robots - they want killers. This is the journey undertaken by Private "Joker" J.T. Davis, from brutal training camp to Vietnam itself. As most people know by now, Full Metal Jacket is divided very much into two different halves, halves that to me show th ....
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