Full Metal Jacket (1987)

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

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

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Written by: Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford, Stanley Kubrick

Music by: Vivian Kubrick

Starring: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Ed O'Ross, John Terry, Kieron Jecchinis

Genre: Drama, War

Released: 1987-06-26

Runtime: 117 minutes

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