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Full Metal Jacket
1987
In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT TIMERS, is broken down into two .. Read more
| Starring | Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vincent D'Onofrio |
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| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Full Metal Jacket
In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT TIMERS, is broken down into two very different parts. 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. The sniper scene, which takes place amid bombed-out buildings (rather than in the familiar jungles), serves as a microcosm for the Vietnam War--as well as war in general. FULL METAL JACKET is an unrelenting, intelligent, and challenging examination of war told by a master filmmaker.
| Starring | Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Ed O'Ross, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard |
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| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 56 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English HD DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1987 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 21 Jun 2010 To Rent: DVD: 21 Feb 2005 HD DVD: not available Blu-ray: 04 Dec 2006 HD DVD: 20 Nov 2006 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
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Smartly ordered but rather ordinary and predictable war film to come from one of the cinema's acknowledged masters after seven years of silence.
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these boots are made for walking
Cinema doesn't get much better than this.
The film is effectively in 2 parts. The first shows the marine recruits in training, having every last ... read more » - 20088
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Without it there could be no COD
Saw this ages ago and just wanted to update my take. Yes, this is the basis for COD .. and in a sense, what a shame. This is a shocking movie .. without it ... read more »
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i dont know but i've been told
if you have not seen this film you must be a child because only real men can watch this film and fully understand it
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Full Platinum Jacket
Watching Full Metal Jacket, not knowing much about it except the critical acclaim that comes with it, allowed me to watch it with intrigue rather than ... read more »
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In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT ...
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In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT ...
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Full Metal Jacket
In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT ...
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