full metal jacket Movie (1987)
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 two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.
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by Stanley Kubrick
A durn good movie about transitioning from a boy into a Marine, then going to Vietnam to fight.
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A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:56 hours
- Genre: Drama, War
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Writer: Gustav Hasford (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Michael Herr (screenplay), Gustav Hasford (screenplay)
- Actors: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey
- Language: English, Vietnamese
- Country: UK, USA
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations
- Production Company: Warner Bros.
- ASIN: B002KLOPF8
- Year Released: 1987
- Release Date: Jul 9, 1987
- DVD Date: Jun 28, 1999
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