Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened “Joker” by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed “Gomer Pyle,” as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering—and eventually participating in—the bloody Battle of Hué.
Matthew Modine
Adam Baldwin
Vincent D’Onofrio
R. Lee Ermey
Dorian Harewood
Arliss Howard
Kevyn Major Howard
Ed O’Ross
Stanley Kubrick
Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
Written by:
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
$30 million
Box Office:
$46.4 million
Awards:
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Sound (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Special Effects (Nominated)
Metacritic Score:
78
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
95%