Full Metal Jacket

Theatrical Release Date: 1987 06 26 (USA)

UPC: 085391186274

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, War Violence]

Summary: Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp training under the profane, power-saw guidance of drill instructor Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a real-life drill instructor whose performance is one of the most terrifyingly realistic on record). Part two takes place in Nam, as seen through the eyes of the now thoroughly indoctrinated marines. Ironically, Full Metal Jacket was filmed almost entirely in England. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: War

Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review

Features: Commentary by Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey and critic/screenwriter Jay Cocks
New featurette Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Theatrical trailer

Full Metal Jacket

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/23/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 117 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish,German

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,German

Jason Clark

For his first film since 1980's The Shining, legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick turned his attention to this adaptation of Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, creating a harrowing Vietnam War picture that was one of the last of the slew of war films being made in this period in the late 1980s. Full Metal Jacket is widely described as a two-act film, the first being a gripping look at Marine basic training and madness, and the second covering more conventional battleground territory. As with any Kubrick film, though, it has more on its mind than typical war sentiments, as it is a vital addition to his body of work illustrating the poisoning of the human spirit and the cruelty that men are capable of. Shockingly, the film was shot in England (as virtually all of Kubrick's modern films have been), which doubles for both sections of the film quite convincingly. The film had the misfortune of debuting after Oliver Stone's Platoon had just swept the Oscars, and many felt it didn't resonate with the same emotional force as that more straightforward picture. In another bizarre footnote, the film contains a passage of dialogue that found its way into a smash hit for the notoriously lewd rap act 2 Live Crew titled "Me So Horny," an odd occurrence given Kubrick's infamously meticulous handling of his films and their content. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Tony Carey  Actor 
David George  Actor 
John Wilson  Actor 
Robert Nichols  Actor 
Dave Perry  Actor 
Du Hu Ta  Actor 
Michael Williams  Actor 
Harry Davies  Actor 
Derek Hart  Actor 
Chad Dowdell  Actor 
Bill Thompson  Actor 
Tony Smith  Actor 
Steve Hudson  Actor 
Gustav Hasford  Screenwriter 
Michael Herr  Screenwriter 
Stanley Kubrick  Director 
Stanley Kubrick  Producer 
Stanley Kubrick  Screenwriter 
Abigail Mead  Composer (Music Score) 
Jan Harlan  Executive Producer 
Matthew Modine  Actor 
Adam Baldwin  Actor 
Vincent D'Onofrio  Actor 
R. Lee Ermey  Actor 
Dorian Harewood  Actor 
Arliss Howard  Actor 
Kevin Howard  Actor 
Ed O'Ross  Actor 
John Terry  Actor 
Kirk Taylor  Actor 
Ian Tyler  Actor 
Papillon Soo Soo  Actor 
Tan Hung Francione  Actor 
Costas Dino Chimona  Actor 
Peter Merrill  Actor 
Keiron Jecchinis  Actor 
John Stafford  Actor 
Gary Landon Mills  Actor 
Ngoc Le  Actor 
Leanne Hong  Actor 
Gil Kopel  Actor 
Herbert Norville  Actor 
Bruce Boa  Actor 
Tim Colceri  Actor 
Sal Lopez  Actor 
Peter "Snowball" Edmund  Actor 
Marcus D'Amico  Actor 
Keith Hodlak  Actor 
Nguyen Hue Phong  Actor 

Country: UK,USA