Full Metal Jacket

Overview

Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp training under the profane, power-saw guidance of drill instructor Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a real-life drill instructor whose performance is one of the most terrifyingly realistic on record). Part two takes place in Nam, as seen through the eyes of the now thoroughly indoctrinated marines. Ironically, Full Metal Jacket was filmed almost entirely in England.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2007
UPC:	0085391163114
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00

Special Features

2000 digital master from restored elements; Soundtrack newly remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matthew Modine	Szeregowy Joker
Vincent D'Onofrio	Szeregowy Pyle
Arliss Howard	Szeregowy Cowboy,Rafterman,Actor,Rafterman
Jon Stafford	Doc Jay,Actor
John Terry	Porucznik Lockhart
Ian Tyler	Porucznik Cleves
Adam Baldwin	Animal Mother
Dorian Harewood	Szeregowiec Eightball
Ed O'Ross	Touchdown
Kirk Taylor	Payback
Papillon Soo Soo	Da Nang Hooker
Tan Hung Francione	ARVN Pimp
Costas Dino Chimona	Chili
Peter Merrill	TV Journalist
Kieron Jecchinis	Actor,Crazy Earl
Gary Landon Mills	Donlon
Leanna Hong	Actor,Motorbike Hooker
Gil Kopel	Stork
Herbert Norville	Daytona Dave
Bruce Boa	Colonel Poge
Tim Colceri	Doorgunner
Sal Lopez	T.H.E Rock
Peter Edmund	Snowball
Marcus D'Amico	Handjob
Keith Hodiak	Actor
Lee Ermey	Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Ngoc Le	VC Sniper
Nguyen Phong	Camera Thief
Duc Hu Ta	Dead N.V.A.
Philip Bailey	Actor
Keith Hodlak	Daddy Da
Du Hu Ta	Dead NVA
Tony Carey	Marine
Harry Davies	Marine
David George	Marine
Derek Hart	Marine
Steve Hudson	Marine
Robert Nichols	Marine
Dave Perry	Marine
Tony Smith	Marine
Bill Thompson	Marine
Michael Williams	Marine
John Wilson	Marine
Chad Dowdell	Dying Soldier (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick	Composer

Technical Credits

Stanley Kubrick

Gustav Hasford

Michael Herr

Stanley Kubrick	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Gustav Hasford	Screenwriter
Jan Harlan	Executive Producer,Producer
John Evans	Special Effects
Nigel Galt	Sound Editor,Sound Effects
Edward Tise	Sound Editor,Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Herr	Screenwriter,Producer
Alan Barnard	Special Effects
Roger Cherrill	Sound Effects
Philip Hobbs	Producer
Eddie Butler	Special Effects
Paul Conway	Sound Effects
Peter Culverwell	Sound Effects
Mike Dowson	Sound Effects
Leon Vitali	Casting

Editorial Reviews

For his first film since 1980's The Shining, legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick turned his attention to this adaptation of Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, creating a harrowing Vietnam War picture that was one of the last of the slew of war films being made in this period in the late 1980s. Full Metal Jacket is widely described as a two-act film, the first being a gripping look at Marine basic training and madness, and the second covering more conventional battleground territory. As with any Kubrick film, though, it has more on its mind than typical war sentiments, as it is a vital addition to his body of work illustrating the poisoning of the human spirit and the cruelty that men are capable of. Shockingly, the film was shot in England (as virtually all of Kubrick's modern films have been), which doubles for both sections of the film quite convincingly. The film had the misfortune of debuting after Oliver Stone's Platoon had just swept the Oscars, and many felt it didn't resonate with the same emotional force as that more straightforward picture. In another bizarre footnote, the film contains a passage of dialogue that found its way into a smash hit for the notoriously lewd rap act 2 Live Crew titled "Me So Horny," an odd occurrence given Kubrick's infamously meticulous handling of his films and their content.