Independent-minded marine Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine) learns about the horrors of war before he even gets to Vietnam when Pvt. Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) cracks under the pressure of basic training and the constant insults of an aggressive drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey). Once overseas, Joker works as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. After spending much of the war a safe distance from the frontlines writing puff pieces, Joker gets a taste of real action when he is sent to cover the combat taking place near Phu Bai. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Kevyn Major Howard and Dorian Harewood. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 1987.
Matthew Modine and R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket
Kevyn Major Howard and Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket
Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket
Adam Baldwin in Full Metal Jacket
Dorian Harewood in Full Metal Jacket
Matthew Modine also appeared in Any Given Sunday.
Adam Baldwin also appeared in Predator 2 and Independence Day.
Vincent D'Onofrio also appeared in Ed Wood, JFK, Thumbsucker, The Cell, and Men in Black.
R. Lee Ermey also appeared in Se7en, Dead Man Walking, and Toy Story.
Dorian Harewood also appeared in Gothika.
Ed O'Ross also appeared in The Hidden and Red Heat.
Stanley Kubrick also appeared in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, The Killing, Paths of Glory, and Eyes Wide Shut.