Synopsis
Full Metal Jacket (1987) 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

Awards: 8 wins & 15 nominations total
Budget: $30,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $46,357,676
Soundtrack: Hello Vietnam (Written by Tom T. Hall)


Stanley Kubrick
Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio
1987-07-10 (United Kingdom, United States)
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