Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Taglines:

In Vietnam The Wind Doesn't Blow It Sucks See more »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Release Date:

26 June 1987 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket See more »

Filming Locations:

Bassingbourn Barracks, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, UK See more »

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,217,307 (USA) (28 June 1987) (215 Screens)

Gross:

$46,357,676 (USA)

Production Co:

Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

Stanley Kubrick had extensive phone conversations with writer Gustav Hasford over the screenplay, to discuss the adaptation of his novel into a movie. He eventually wanted to meet with Hasford in person, even though co-screenwriter Michael Herr tried to talk Kubrick out of this, as he thought Hasford was a 'scary man'. The meeting took place at Kubrick's house, but it went so bad that Hasford was kept out of the writing process for the remainder of production. Hasford later considered legal action to obtain a full writing credit on the screenplay. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The helicopters are using gas turbine engines, the large exhaust outlet can be seen forward of the cargo door circled in red. Twin turbines are used, with one exhaust on each side. The nose was modified for the intake/compressor section of each engine. The turbine engines are lighter and produce more power. The UH-34D, as used by the Marines in Vietnam had a single reciprocating engine with a stack of several exhaust pipes, located on the left side, away from the cargo door. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?
Recruits: [In unison in a normal speaking tone] Sir, yes Sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair!
Recruits: [In unison, much louder] SIR, YES SIR!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: If you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you will be a weapon. You will be a minister of death praying for war. But until that day you are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human fucking beings. You are nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian shit! Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair. There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless. And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps. Do you maggots understand that?
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Connections

Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hello Vietnam"
Written by Tom T. Hall
Performed by Johnny Wright
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »