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An Epic Story of the Vietnam War [Australia Theatrical] One rifle, one gun. One for killing, one for fun. In Vietnam The Wind Doesn't Blow It Sucks Vietnam can kill me, but it can't make me care Acclaimed by critics as the best war movie ever made Born to Kill

FilmSuggest Rating:    4.4/5 (41 votes) 

Director(s):

Writer(s):

Actors:

Adams, Martin (I) | Albridge, Kevin | Anderson, Del | Bailey, Philip | Baldwin, Adam | Barlotti, Louis | Beddows, John | Benn, Patrick | Boa, Bruce | Boucher, Steve |

Release Date:

June 17, 1987

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

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 basic training under the command of the punishing Sgt. 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 A two-segment story that follows young men from the start of recruit training in the Marine Corps to the lethal cauldron known as Vietnam. The first segment follows Joker, Pyle and others as they progress through the hell of USMC boot-camp at the hands of the colorful, foul-mouthed Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second begins in Vietnam, near Hue, at the time of the Tet Offensive. Joker, along with Animal Mother, Rafterman and others, face threats such as ambush, booby traps, and Viet Cong snipers as they move through the city. Derek O'Cain Full Metal Jacket begins by following the trials and tribulations of a platoon of fresh Marine Corps recruits focusing on the relationship between Gunnery Sergeant Hartman and Privates Pyle and Joker. We see Pyle grow into an instrument of death as Hartman has forseen of all of his recruits. Through Pyle's torment and Joker's unwillingness to stand up against it the climax of part one is achieved with all three main characters deciding their fates by their action or inaction. The second chapter of Full Metal Jacket delves into Joker's psyche and the repeated referal to the fact that he joined the Corps to become a killer. When his mostly behind the scenes job as a combat correspondant is interfered with by the Tet offensive he is thrust into real combat and ultimately must choose if he really is a killer. FMJ_Joker

Plot Keywords:

soldier | 1960s | doughnut | mickey-mouse-referenced | interview | haircut | towel | shouting | tank | shaved-head |

MPAA Rating:

Not Available

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

UK
USA

Language:

English
Vietnamese

Company:

Natant
Stanley Kubrick Productions [gb]
Warner Bros. Pictures [us]