Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States United Kingdom
Language	English / Vietnamese
Budget	$17 million (estimated)

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 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