Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1987-06-26

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Natant

Genre

Drama, War

Budget

$30 000 000

Revenue

$46 357 676

Website

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/full-metal-jacket

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Actors

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Ed O'Ross, John Terry, Kieron Jecchinis
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Scenario

Producer

Stanley Kubrick, Jan Harlan

Operator

Douglas Milsome

Composer

Vivian Kubrick

Artist

Nigel Phelps, Andrew Rothschild

Audition

Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Marion Dougherty

Editing

Martin Hunter
All team (38)

• The film is based on Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers" (1979).
• In fact, R. Lee Ermey was a former combat training instructor and served as a consultant on set, but Stanley Kubrick was so impressed with his carefully selected profanity that he immediately offered him the role of Sergeant Hartman.
• Stanley Kubrick specifically didn't want to cast major stars in the film – firstly, to avoid inflating the budget, and secondly, he wanted to showcase 'ordinary' guys.
• The title refers to a type of ammunition used in firearms (a full metal jacket bullet).
• Vincent D'Onofrio gained 70 pounds (~31.8 kg) for the role of Homer Cuch.
• The name 'Homer Cuch' appeared in the film's script for a reason – at the height of the Vietnam War, CBS aired a comedy television series 'Homer Cuch, Marine' (1964-1969) about the amusing adventures of a new recruit in the US Marine Corps.
• The screenplay was primarily written by Michael Herr, a close friend of Kubrick who had himself been a war correspondent in Vietnam.
• Gustav Hasford himself served in Vietnam and largely based the characters in his novel on former colleagues.
• The film included a scene in which soldiers played football with a human head. The scene was cut during editing. Footage of the Joker's sexual encounter with a Vietnamese prostitute was also removed.
• The entire film was shot in England, as Stanley Kubrick was afraid of flying.
• In all scenes of the film, the sergeant appears with a hat on his head – even in the episode when everyone wakes up at night.
• Stanley Kubrick's parents, who lived a secluded life in California, died during the making of this film: Gertrude on April 23, 1985, and Jacob on October 18.
• Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger could have starred in this film, but they declined in favor of the "Moonlighting" television series and the film "The Running Man," respectively. The difference is that Schwarzenegger refused voluntarily, while Willis was forced to do so due to contractual obligations with the creators of the series. Matthew Modine and Adam Baldwin played the roles offered to them, respectively.
• During the scene where a Vietnamese sniper shoots at the machine gunner, a fountain of dust and sand is first seen from the impact of the bullet on the corner of the building, and only then does the flash from the shot appear.
• Preparing to repel a nighttime attack, the Joker runs holding an M-16 rifle. However, behind the barricade, he loads an M-60 machine gun.
• The film is based on Gustav Hasford's novel “The Short-Timers” (1979).
• Stanley Kubrick specifically did not want to cast major stars in the film – firstly, to avoid inflating the budget, and secondly, he wanted to portray “ordinary” guys.
• Vincent D’Onofrio gained 70 pounds (~31.8 kg) for the role of Homer Cuchis.
• The name "Homer Cucha" appeared in the film's script not by chance – at the height of the Vietnam War, the CBS network aired a comedic television series "Homer Cucha, Marine" (1964-1969) about the amusing adventures of a new recruit in the US Marine Corps.
• Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger could have starred in this film, but they declined in favor of the series "Moonlighting" and the film "The Running Man," respectively. The difference is that Schwarzenegger refused voluntarily, while Willis was forced to do so due to the terms of his contract with the series creators. Matthew Modine and Adam Baldwin played the roles offered to them, respectively.