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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R  |   |  Drama, War  |  10 July 1987 (USA)
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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.

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Storyline

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 boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant 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. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>

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Vietnam can kill me, but it can't make me care See more »

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Drama | War

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10 July 1987 (USA)  »

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Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket  »

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$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$46,357,676 (USA)
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Trivia

The "Me so horny" line was also sampled by Sir Mix a Lot for the song "Baby Got Back." See more »

Goofs

When Pvt. Pyle is on the range, the bandage keeps changing between being on his right wrist (close-up, when shooting) and left wrist (camera pulled back, re-loading). See 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: [In unison in a normal speaking tone] Sir, yes Sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair!
Recruits: [In unison, much louder] SIR, YES SIR!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying ...
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (1993) See more »

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Paint It, Black
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham
Courtesy of ABKCO Music and Records
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Kubrick's version of Vietnam
28 April 2002 | by (Tucson, AZ) – See all my reviews

Stanley Kubrick always managed to bring something new to his palate whenever he made a film. He brought dark comedy to the screen with Dr. Stranglove, an epic story with Spartacus, and a film more important for its efforts than box office potential in the film Paths of Glory. This is what makes Full Metal Jacket so entertaining.

Humor, horror and political commentary are the themes which shape Full Metal Jacket. From the overbearing drill sergeant to the war loving soldiers. It all seems to make sense within this film, never overstepping its bounds or being to subtle. Kubrick may have alienated some his hardcore fans with such a mainstream-type story, but then again, he helped mainstream movies take a bold step. What doesn't the current cinema owe Kubrick?


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