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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Stanley Kubrick |
| Stars: |
R. Lee Ermey |
| Actors: |
Ed O'Ross |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · War · Vietnam · Disturbing · Violence · Satire · Military · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Kubrick Collection |
| UPC: |
085391176039 |
| Release Date: |
1987 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 59min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Stanley Kubrick Collection, 1hr 57min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 12, 2001)
UPC: 085392115426 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled - Stanley Kubrick Collection, 1hr 56min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 12, 2001)
UPC: 012569686335 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Stanley Kubrick |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/24/1987, Cart.): "...An intense, schematic, superbly made Vietnam War drama..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Here you are all equally worthless."--Gny. Sgt. Hartman (Lee Ermey) to the new recruits
"What is your major malfunction, Pvt. Pyle?"--Gny. Sgt. Hartman to Pvt. Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio)
"You write 'Born to Kill' on your helmet and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?!"--Colonel (Bruce Boa) to Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine)
"I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir."--Pvt. Joker's eventual response
"We gotta keep our heads until this peace craze blows over."--Colonel's later comment to Pvt. Joker |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the Cold War), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET (1987), adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT TIMERS, is broken down into two very different parts. The first half of the film focuses on the training of a squad of Marine grunts on Parris Island, and more specifically on the troubled relationship between the brutal drill sergeant (a frightening Lee Ermey) and an oafish misfit (a brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio) who just happens to be a sharpshooter. The second half takes the grunts to Hue City, where the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive--and the turning point of the Vietnam War--took place. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. <br> <br> Unusually for Ku... |
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