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Vietnam can kill me, but it can’t make me care. - Full Metal Jacket
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Title: Full Metal Jacket

Release Date: 26 Jun 1987

Runtime: 1h 57m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.127 (10597 votes)

Cast

  • Pvt. Joker: Matthew Modine
  • Animal Mother: Adam Baldwin
  • Pvt. Pyle: Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Gny. Sgt. Hartman: R. Lee Ermey
  • Eightball: Dorian Harewood
  • Rafterman: Kevyn Major Howard
  • Pvt. Cowboy: Arliss Howard
  • Lt. Touchdown: Ed O'Ross
  • Lt. Lockhart: John Terry
  • Crazy Earl: Kieron Jecchinis
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