Matthew Modine
Private Joker (Private/Sergeant J.T. Davis)/Narrator
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Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, who also cowrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 novel The Short-Timers and stars Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin.
- $120 million
- Stanley Kubrick
- $16.5–30 million
- Abigail Mead
Jul 10, 1987 · A classic film that depicts the dehumanizing effects of war and boot camp on U.S. Marines. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and explore trivia and goofs on IMDb.
- (772K)
- Stanley Kubrick
- R
- Drama, War
A classic war film by Stanley Kubrick, starring Matthew Modine and R. Lee Ermey. Follow the journey of two Marines from basic training to the Battle of Hué in Vietnam.
- (18.6K)
- Stanley Kubrick
- R
- Matthew Modine
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Roger Ebert criticizes Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" for its shapeless and inconsistent storytelling, its cliched war scenes and its lack of character development. He praises the opening scenes on Paris Island and the performance of Lee Ermey as the drill instructor, but finds the rest of the film disappointing.
A film about the Vietnam War and its impact on U.S. Marines, from boot camp to combat. Follow the story of Joker, a journalist who witnesses the Tet Offensive and the horrors of war, and his fellow recruits who face harsh training and deadly enemies.
