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Overview

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Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Gustav Hasford (novel)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 June 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | War more
Tagline:
An Epic Story of the Vietnam War [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
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(26 articles)
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Artists Celebrate Stanley Kubrick in Dublin
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Kubrick is genius. more (531 total)

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Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
116 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Vietnamese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Dolby Digital
Company:
Natant more

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Trivia:
Another cut scene involved a sex scene between Pvt. Joker and the Vietnamese prostitute. According to the actress, Stanley Kubrick cut the scene because it detracted from the cold mood of the film. more
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Continuity: When Joker and his photographer travel in a Sikorsky UH-34 helicopter to report on the action at the front, there are several exterior shots of the trees rushing by underneath them. During these shots, the shadow is of a Bell Jet Ranger, a different, newer helicopter. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir. Do you maggots understand that?
Recruits: Sir, yes sir!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair.
Recruits: SIR, YES SIR!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The Auteur (2008) more
Soundtrack:
The Marines Hymn more

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158 out of 217 people found the following comment useful.
Kubrick is genius., 10 December 1998
10/10
Author: Peach-2 from USA

Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket seems like an uncompleted film, but to me that's poetic justice to one of America's uncompleted wars. The film is harsh and doesn't turn a blind eye to the atrocities of Vietnam. Kubrick is the true master of atmosphere in film. He makes you feel like you are there. Friends of mine have commented that they only like the first half of the film and that the second half falls apart. I believe Kubrick sets up the first half to be an understandable reflection of the terror that would eventually enter the lives of these soldiers during war. It is easy to identify with being picked on because we all have in some way. Not all of us, on the other hand, have fought in war. Kubrick is the master.

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