Full Metal Jacket (1987)

A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.

Stanley Kubrick

Gustav Hasford Michael Herr Stanley Kubrick

Adam Baldwin Arliss Howard Bruce Boa Dorian Harewood Ed O'Ross Gary Landon Mills Ian Tyler John Terry Jon Stafford Kevyn Major Howard Kieron Jecchinis Kirk Taylor Matthew Modine Papillon Soo R. Lee Ermey Sal Lopez Tim Colceri Vincent D'Onofrio