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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
May 13, 2022
Stanley Kubrick’s take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened “Joker” by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D’Onofrio), nicknamed “Gomer Pyle,” as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering — and eventually participating in — the bloody Battle of Hué. Commissioned by Steve W. (Pending).
Release date: June 26, 1987 (USA)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Budget: 17 million USD
Awards: London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Director of the Year, MORE
Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick, Gustav Hasford, Michael Herr
Woobies.