Title | : | Full Metal Jacket |
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Release | : | 1987 |
Rating | : | 8.3 |
Language | : | English, Vietnamese |
Runtime | : | 116 |
Genre | : | Drama,War |
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.
Gustav Hasford (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Michael Herr (screenplay), Gustav Hasford (screenplay)