Full Metal Jacket
Vietnam can kill me, but it can’t make me care.
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.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Matthew Modine
Pvt. Joker
R. Lee Ermey
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Vincent D'Onofrio
Pvt. Pyle
Adam Baldwin
Animal Mother
Dorian Harewood
Eightball
Kevyn Major Howard
Rafterman
Arliss Howard
Pvt. Cowboy
Ed O'Ross
Lt. Touchdown
John Terry
Lt. Lockhart
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Kieron Jecchinis
Crazy Earl
Vivian Kubrick
Composer
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Douglas Milsome
Cinematographer
