Full Metal Jacket (1987)
116 min - Drama | War - 10 July 1987 (USA)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.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Gustav Hasford (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
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. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
