Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Produced by	Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by	Stanley Kubrick; Michael Herr; Gustav Hasford
Based on	The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
Starring	Matthew Modine; Adam Baldwin; Vincent D'Onofrio; R. Lee Ermey; Dorlan Harewood; Arliss Howard; Kevyn Major Howard; Ed O'Ross
Music by	Abigail Mead
Cinematography	Douglas Milsome
Edited by	Martin Hunter
Production; company	Natant ; Harrier Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 26, 1987 (USA) ; September 11, 1987 (UK)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$16.5-30 million
Box office	$120 million

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.

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