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

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Pvt. Joker
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Animal Mother
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Pvt. Pyle
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Gny. Sgt. Hartman (as Lee Ermey)
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Eightball
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Rafterman (as Kevyn Major-Howard)
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Pvt. Cowboy
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Lt. Touchdown
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Lt. Lockhart
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Crazy Earl
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Payback
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Doorgunner
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Doc Jay (as John Stafford)
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Poge Colonel
Ian Tyler ...
Lt. Cleves
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T.H.E. Rock
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Donlon
Papillon Soo ...
Da Nang Hooker (as Papillon Soo Soo)
Peter Edmund ...
Snowball
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VC Sniper
Leanne Hong ...
Motorbike Hooker
Tan Hung Francione ...
ARVN Pimp
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Hand Job
Costas Dino Chimona ...
Chili
Gil Kopel ...
Stork
Keith Hodiak ...
Daddy D.A.
Peter Merrill ...
TV Journalist
Herbert Norville ...
Daytona Dave
Nguyen Hue Phong ...
Camera Thief
Duc Hu Ta ...
Dead N.V.A.
Martin Adams ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Kevin Albridge ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Del Anderson ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Louis Barlotti ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Beddows ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Patrick Benn ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Steve Boucher ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Adrian Bush ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Carey ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Gary Cheeseman ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Wayne Clark ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Chris Cornibert ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Danny Cornibert ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Curtis ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Davis ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Harry Davies ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Kevin Day ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Gordon Duncan ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Phil Elmer ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Colin Elvis ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Hadrian Follett ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Sean Frank ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
David George ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Laurie Gomes ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Brian Goodwin ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Nigel Goulding ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Hague ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Steve Hands ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Chris Harris ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Robert E. Hartenberger ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon (as Bob Hart)
Derek Hart ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Barry Hayes ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Hayes ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Robin Hedgeland ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Duncan Henry ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Kenneth Head ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Liam Hogan ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Trevor Hogan ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Luke Hogdal ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
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Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Howard ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Sean Lamming ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Dan Landin ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Leete ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Nigel Lough ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Terry Lowe ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Frank McCardle ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Gary Meyer ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Brett Middleton ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
David Milner ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Sean Minmagh ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Minmagh ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Morrison ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Russell Mott ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Ness ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Robert Booth Nichols ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon (as Robert Nichols)
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Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Peter Rommely ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Pat Sands ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Jim Sarup ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Chris Maybach ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon (as Chris Schmidt-Maybach)
Al Simpson ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Russell Slater ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Gary Smith ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Roger Smith ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Tony Smith ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Anthony Styliano ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Bill Thompson ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Mike Turjansky ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Dan Weldon ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Dennis Wells ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
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Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon (as Michael Williams)
John Wilson ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
John Wonderling ...
Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Blair-Crawford ...
Parris Island Sergeant (uncredited)
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Murphy (uncredited) (voice)
Vivian Kubrick ...
News Camera Operator at Mass Grave (uncredited)
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Mass Grave Soldier (uncredited)
Ken Shane ...
Clipboard Soldier (uncredited)
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TV Camera Operator (uncredited)
Mark White ...
Truck driver (jimmy1) (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stanley Kubrick

Written by

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Stanley Kubrick ... (screenplay by) &
Michael Herr ... (screenplay by) &
Gustav Hasford ... (screenplay by)
 
Gustav Hasford ... (novel "The Short Timers")

Produced by

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Jan Harlan ... executive producer
Michael Herr ... associate producer
Philip Hobbs ... co-producer
Stanley Kubrick ... producer

Music by

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Vivian Kubrick ... (as Abigail Mead)

Cinematography by

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Douglas Milsome ... (lighting cameraman)

Editing by

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Martin Hunter

Editorial Department

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Rona Buchanan ... editor trainee
Adam Watkins ... montage editing engineer

Casting By

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Leon Vitali

Production Design by

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Anton Furst

Art Direction by

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Keith Pain
Rod Stratfold
Leslie Tomkins ... (as Les Tomkins)

Set Decoration by

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Barbara Drake ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Keith Denny

Makeup Department

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Christine Allsopp ... co-makeup artist (as Christine Allsop)
Jennifer Boost ... co-makeup artist
Leonard ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Philip Kohler ... production manager (as Phil Kohler)
Bill Shepherd ... unit production manager
Paul Hitchcock ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Terry Needham ... first assistant director
Chris Thompson ... second assistant director (as Christopher Thompson)
Ken Shane ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Steve Allett ... stand-by prop
Frank Billington-Marks ... propman
Ronald Boyd ... stagehand
A.R. Carter ... carpenter
T.R. Carter ... carpenter
John Chapple ... supervising painter
Leonard Chubb ... painter
R. Dave Favell Clarke ... propman
Jane Cooke ... prop buyer
Jim Cowan ... stand-by construction
George Crawford ... construction manager
Winston Depper ... dressing prop
Marc Dillon ... dressing prop
Dominic Farrugia ... plasterer
Anthony Frewin ... art department researcher
David Gruar ... stagehand (as David Gruer)
Danny Hunter ... stand-by prop
Dougie Lankston ... prop runaround
John Marsella ... stand-by construction
Joe Martin ... assistant construction manager
Michael Martin ... stagehand
Stephen Martin ... stagehand
Colin McDonagh ... stand-by construction
Brian Morris ... stand-by construction
Leslie Evans Pearce ... painter
Nigel Phelps ... assistant art director
Mike Quinn ... plasterer (as Michael Quinn)
George Reynolds ... stand-by construction
Tom Roberts ... painter
Andrew Rothschild ... assistant art director
Steve Simmonds ... set dresser (as Stephen Simmonds)
Paul Turner ... chargehand prop
Brian Wells ... prop master
Terry Wells ... stand-by prop
Micky Wheeler ... dressing prop (as Michael Wheeler)
Jamie White ... apprentice carpenter
Mark Wilkinson ... carpenter
Mal Zawadzki ... standby painter
Gerry Bourke ... props (uncredited)
Alan Cheevers ... plasterer (uncredited)
Philip Elton ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Richard Mccarthy ... hod plasterer (uncredited)
Nigel Phelps ... concept artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Cherrill ... sound transfer
Paul Conway ... assistant sound editor
Peter Culverwell ... assistant sound editor
Mike Dowson ... dubbing mixer
Nigel Galt ... sound editor
Joe Illing ... dialogue editor
Andy Nelson ... dubbing mixer
Edward Tise ... sound editor / sound recordist
Martin Trevis ... boom operator
Steve Bartlett ... sound (uncredited)
Thomas C. Brewer ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Alan Barnard ... special effects senior technician
Jeff Clifford ... special effects senior technician
Peter Dawson ... special effects senior technician
John Evans ... special effects supervisor
Melvyn Pearson ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Eddie Butler ... modeller

Stunts

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Terry Cade ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Ainslie ... follow focus
Ken Arlidge ... aerial photographer
Maurice Arnold ... follow focus
Jean-Marc Bringuier ... steadicam operator
Mark Ellis ... grip
Manuel Harlan ... video operator
Mark Joiner ... generator op: Samuelson Lighting
Michaela Mason ... camera trainee
Vaughan Matthews ... camera trainee
Seamus O'Kane ... chief electrician
Les Phipps ... rigger
Brian Rose ... follow focus
Jonathan Taylor ... follow focus
John Ward ... steadicam operator
Peter Wilkinson ... rigger
Jason Wrenn ... assistant camera
Adam Dale ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Brian Ellis ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Stewart Hadley ... generator operator (uncredited)
Ronald Lenoir ... chargehand rigger (uncredited)
Gerard Maguire ... still photographer (uncredited)
Joe Martin ... grip (uncredited)
Simon Mills ... clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Daniel Nyiri ... trainee assistant film cameraman (uncredited)
Franz Pagot ... steadicam utility (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Nguyen Thi My Chau ... additional casting: Vietnam
Marion Dougherty ... additional casting
Jane Feinberg ... additional casting
Mike Fenton ... additional casting
Dan Tran ... additional casting: Vietnam

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Birkinshaw ... wardrobe master (as John Birkenshaw)
Helen Gill ... wardrobe assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Julie Robinson ... continuity

Transportation Department

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James Black ... unit driver
Steve Coulridge ... unit driver
Dave Croucher ... transportation
Ron Digweed ... transportation
Nick Johns ... action vehicle engineer
Paul Karamadza ... unit driver
Ron Lowe ... transport facilities
Mark White ... transportation (as Chalky White)
Bill Wright ... unit driver
Daniel Nyiri ... assistant to camera car driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Margaret Adams ... production coordinator
Paul Cadiou ... production accountant
Matthew Coles ... production runner
Emilio D'Alessandro ... assistant to producer
Rita Dean ... assistant accountant
R. Lee Ermey ... technical advisor (as Lee Ermey)
Chester Eyre ... laboratory contact
Carmen Fitzgerald ... nurse
Anthony Frewin ... assistant to producer
Linda Glatzel ... nurse
Julian Harcourt ... special computer editing programs
Robert Hills ... armorer
Steve Millson ... production assistant
John Oxlade ... armorer
Eros Pagni ... Italian dubbing: R. Lee Ermey
Adam Samuelson ... louma crane technician
Michael Shevloff ... production runner
Wendy Shorter ... secretary to producer
Alan Steele ... accounts computer operator
Leon Vitali ... assistant to director
Bob Warren ... helicopter pilot
Robin Blair-Crawford ... assistant (uncredited)
Joseph Cline ... production assistant (uncredited)
Nick Frewin ... key model maker (uncredited)
Lillian Michelson ... researcher (uncredited)
Marc Wolff ... aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Scott Renshaw

Plot Keywords
Taglines An Epic Story of the Vietnam War [Australia Theatrical] See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (United States)
  • La chaqueta metálica (Spain)
  • 全金属外壳 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Pełny magazynek (Poland)
  • 烈血焚城 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Box Office

Budget $17,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia In the first part of the movie, in the sequences inside the barracks during the drill, a special lens was designed to keep every single Recruit in focus. Director Stanley Kubrick intended that no one was special and they all had the same treatment. See more »
Goofs On several occasions, the word "repeat" is used while speaking on the radio. In the Marine Corps, the use of the word "repeat" on the radio is reserved solely for talking to artillery units to request a repeat of the last fire mission. The term used would be: "say again your last" or "I say again." See more »
Movie Connections Edited into EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Hello Vietnam See more »
Crazy Credits End credits list a song performed by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs, misspelling the last word as "Pharoahs." This has not been corrected on any home video version of the movie. 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 grab-asstic 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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