Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by	Stanley Kubrick Michael Herr Gustav Hasford
Based on	The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
Produced by	Stanley Kubrick
Starring	Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey Dorlan Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O'Ross
Cinematography	Douglas Milsome
Edited by	Martin Hunter
Music by	Abigail Mead
Production companies	Natant Harrier Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	June 26, 1987 (USA) September 11, 1987 (UK)
Running time	116 minutes
Countries	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.

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	26 June 1987
United States	10 July 1987
United Kingdom	11 September 1987
Ireland	11 September 1987
Sweden	2 October 1987
Argentina	8 October 1987
West Germany	8 October 1987
Finland	9 October 1987
Italy	9 October 1987
Portugal	9 October 1987
Australia	15 October 1987
Brazil	16 October 1987
Denmark	16 October 1987
France	21 October 1987
Greece	21 October 1987
Netherlands	29 October 1987
Uruguay	25 December 1987
Colombia	28 January 1988
Peru	25 February 1988
Japan	19 March 1988
Taiwan	26 March 1988
Hong Kong	31 March 1988
Mexico	28 April 1988
Spain	2 January 1989
Turkey	6 October 1995
South Korea	17 February 1996

Other websites

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