Rating: R
Genre: War
Theatrical Release: 06/26/1987(USA)
Release Date: 10/23/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/FI/Ger
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol/Ger/Italian
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, War Violence
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video

Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp training under the profane, power-saw guidance of drill instructor Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a real-life drill instructor whose performance is one of the most terrifyingly realistic on record). Part two takes place in Nam, as seen through the eyes of the now thoroughly indoctrinated marines. Ironically, Full Metal Jacket was filmed almost entirely in England.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Matthew Modine - Private Joker/Private J.T. Davis
Adam Baldwin - Animal Mother
Vincent D'Onofrio - Leonard Lawrence, Pvt. Gomer Pyle
R. Lee Ermey - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman
Dorian Harewood - Eightball
Arliss Howard - Pvt. Cowboy
Kevin Howard - Rafterman
Ed O'Ross - Walter J. Schinoski, Lt. Touchdown
John Terry - Lt. Lockhart
Kirk Taylor - Sgt. Payback
Ian Tyler - Lt. Cleves
Papillon Soo Soo - Da Nang Hooker
Tan Hung Francione - ARVN Pimp
Costas Dino Chimona - Chili
Peter Merrill - TV Journalist
Keiron Jecchinis - Crazy Earl
John Stafford - Doc Jay
Gary Landon Mills - Donlon
Ngoc Le - V.C. Sniper
Leanne Hong - Motorbike Hooker
Gil Kopel - Stork
Herbert Norville - Daytona Dave
Bruce Boa - Colonel Poge
Tim Colceri - Doorgunner
Sal Lopez - T.H.E Rock
Peter "Snowball" Edmund - Snowball
Marcus D'Amico - Handjob
Keith Hodlak - Daddy Da
Nguyen Hue Phong - Camera Thief

Production:
Stanley Kubrick - Director
Stanley Kubrick - Producer
Philip Hobbs - Co Producer
Abigail Mead - Composer
Martin Hunter - Editor
Gustav Hasford Michael Herr Stanley Kubrick - Screen Writer
Stephen Simmonds - Set Designer
Keith Pain - Art Director
Les Tomkins - Art Director
Rod Stratford - Art Director
Michael Herr - Associate Producer
Gustav Hasford - Book Author
Leon Vitali - Casting
Douglas Milsome - Cinematographer
R. Lee Ermey - Consultant/advisor
Keith Denny - Costume Designer
The Rolling Stones - Featured Music
Terry Needham - First Assistant Director
Christine Allsopp - Makeup
Jennifer Boost - Makeup
Anton Furst - Production Designer
A. Frazier - Songwriter
Caesar White - Songwriter
Domingo Samudio - Songwriter
Ellie Greenwich - Songwriter
James B. Harris - Songwriter
Jeff Barry - Songwriter
Lee Hazlewood - Songwriter
Phil Spector - Songwriter
T. Wilson, Jr. - Songwriter
Tom T. Hall - Songwriter
Edward Tise - Sound/Sound Designer
John Evans - Special Effects
John Evans - Special Effects Supervisor
R. Lee Ermey - Technical Advisor
Jan Harlan - Executive Producer

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1987 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

1987 National Board of Review