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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Drama War

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

Release Date: 1987, June 26
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Sal Lopez, Bill Thompson, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Kevyn Major Howard, Vivian Kubrick, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bruce Boa, John Terry, Arliss Howard, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood

Overview:

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Keywords:

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