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Full Metal Jacket

1987 1h 56m English 8.2
Action, 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.—Scott Renshaw

Cast

Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine
as Pvt. J.T. 'Joker' Davis
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence
Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin
as Animal Mother
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
as Murphy

Screenshots

Movie screenshot
Movie screenshot
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