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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Starring: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Ed O’Ross

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Release Date: June 26th, 1987
Release Date: 11th September, 1987

Synopsis: 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 basic training under the command of the punishing Sgt. 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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About the Movie

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. The title refers to the full metal jacket bullet type of ammunition used by infantry riflemen. The film follows a squad of U.S. Marines through their United States Marine Corps Recruit Training and depicts some of the experiences of two of them in the Tet Offensive (1968) during the Vietnam War.

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'Full Metal Jacket' Stars

Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, Dorian Harewood, Ed O'Ross, Kevyn Major Howard, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Stanley Kubrick, Vincent D'Onofrio

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'Full Metal Jacket' Movie Links

Full Metal Jacket on IMDb

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