Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war drama movie  directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the Gustav Hasford book The Short-Timers. The name of the movie comes from the full-metal jacketed bullets used in the military. The movie follows soldiers who are drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. The story is set in the late 1960s and follows the characters from their time in recruit training and them fighting in the war.

 Other websites 

 Full Metal Jacket at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
 Full Metal Jacket screenplay

Category:1987 drama movies
Category:1987 war movies
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Category:American war movies
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Category:Movies directed by Stanley Kubrick
Category:Movies set in the 1960s
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Category:Vietnam War movies
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Category:Movies about the United States Marine Corps
Category:1980s English-language movies