Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

Overview

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Ratings

IMDb 8.2
TMDB 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes 90
Metacritic 78

Details

Director Stanley Kubrick
Cast Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, Dorian Harewood, Ed O'Ross, John Terry, Kevyn Major Howard, Kieron Jecchinis, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio
Genre Drama, War
Release Year 1987
Runtime: 1h 56m
Budget: 50,877,332 USD
Release Date: 1987-07-10
Awards: Top rated movie #110 | Nominated for 1 Oscar, 8 wins & 15 nominations total
Tagline: Vietnam can kill me, but it can’t make me care.