Film
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.
Drama, War· Directed by Stanley Kubrick· 117 min
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.
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- Born to Kill
- An Epic Story of the Vietnam War
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- Acclaimed by critics as the best war movie ever made
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- One rifle, one gun. One for killing, one for fun.
- Vietnam can kill me, but it can't make me care
Connections
Top billing
- Matthew Modine as Pvt. Joker
- Adam Baldwin as Animal Mother
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Pvt. Pyle
- R. Lee Ermey as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
- Dorian Harewood as Eightball