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Full Metal Jacket (1987) is a war film based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. The title refers to the type of ammunition used by infantry riflemen. The film follows a squad of marines from their basic training through their participation in the Vietnam War.
A group of new recruits in the United States Marine Corps has just arrived at Parris Island for basic training. Their drill instructor is Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey), who wastes no time in starting the process of...
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- Jun 26, 1987
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- In Vietnam The Wind Doesn't Blow It Sucks
- Vietnam can kill me, but it can't make me care
- Acclaimed by critics as the best war movie ever made
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