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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- R
- 06/17/1987 (US)
- Drama, War
- 1h 57m
In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.
Overview
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.
Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay, DirectorGustav Hasford
Screenplay, NovelMichael Herr
ScreenplayCast
![Matthew Modine's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/z974QEHL12qUvLyk6hlWGAmDgom.jpg)
Matthew Modine
Pvt. Joker![Adam Baldwin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rtRCD2rl9k3RVgyv3cHaUJer0Ms.jpg)
Adam Baldwin
Animal Mother![Vincent D'Onofrio's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qkyiLolEqYMGH25xD4sFIXAjZQB.jpg)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Pvt. Pyle![R. Lee Ermey's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aXFJlEGHlQT7bwxkKwq6Sx7PeEp.jpg)
R. Lee Ermey
Gny. Sgt. Hartman![Dorian Harewood's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/j3Nc0uNpe3MkonLtOrzVegO22QO.jpg)
Dorian Harewood
Eightball![Arliss Howard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/28bQJ5fqLem4Ml7x9LZ7QEnwaTa.jpg)
Arliss Howard
Pvt. Cowboy![Kevyn Major Howard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/utYdHRALnc34u49jm3Mc6U5R98u.jpg)
Kevyn Major Howard
Rafterman![Ed O'Ross's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/h14lsrIhQvGFan9kv7bPbn1udH7.jpg)