Full Metal Jacket
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Written by	Gustav Hasford
Cast
“Joker”	Matthew Modine
“Animal Mother”	Adam Baldwin
Sgt. Hartman	Lee Ermey
Leonard Lawrence	Vincent D’Onofrio
Other Information
1987	116 Minutes
R	In English

In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick explores the behavior of men in battle. The first half of the film focuses on the training of a squad of Marine grunts on Parris Island, and more specifically on the troubled relationship between the brutal drill sergeant (a frightening Lee Ermey) and an oafish misfit (a brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio) who just happens to be a sharpshooter. The first half ends with a devastating, unforgettable scene, leading into the second half, which takes the grunts to Hue City, the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive and the turning point of the Vietnam War. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is soon forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. Full Metal Jacket is an unrelenting, intelligent, and challenging examination of war told by a master filmmaker.

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