An Epic Story of the Vietnam War [Australia Theatrical]
Plot Summary
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
Run Time
116 min
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Action, Drama, War
Language
English, Vietnamese
Keyword
Recruit, Vietnam, Tet Offensive, Sergeant, Basic Training
Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. It stars Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, and former U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey. The title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by infantry riflemen. The film follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training and depicts some of the experiences of two of them in the Tet Offensive (1968) during the Vietnam War.
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