Full Metal Jacket
“In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.”
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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Cast
109 people
Matthew Modine
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Adam Baldwin
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Vincent D'Onofrio
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R. Lee Ermey
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Dorian Harewood
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Kevyn Major Howard
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Arliss Howard
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Ed O'Ross
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John Terry
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Kieron Jecchinis
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Kirk Taylor
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Tim Colceri
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Stanley Kubrick Director · Gustav Hasford Screenplay Michael Herr Screenplay
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $30M · United States release June 26, 1987
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$46,357,676
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Natant
Production
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Vietnamese
Release dates
United States · June 17, 1987
Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
United States · June 26, 1987
Limited theatrical
United States · November 6, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
July 10, 1987 · Theatrical
September 20, 2002 · Premiere · Moonlit Matines Film Festival
September 5, 2006 · Physical · Bluray
April 7, 2016 · Premiere · Sarasota Film Festival
Argentina
October 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Australia
December 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 16, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
June 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 14, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
October 16, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
October 9, 1987 · Theatrical
France
October 14, 1987 · Theatrical
July 6, 1994 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
October 8, 1987 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
October 20, 1987 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 31, 1988 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 28, 1999 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
India
August 30, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Indonesia
October 23, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
September 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
October 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
March 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 24, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
April 28, 1988 · Theatrical
August 17, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
October 29, 1987 · Theatrical
January 26, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
February 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 29, 1987 · Theatrical
Peru
February 25, 1988 · Theatrical
February 7, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Philippines
March 2, 1988 · Theatrical
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Poland
March 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 9, 1987 · Theatrical
May 1, 2020 · TV
Romania
June 26, 1987 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
March 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
February 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
January 22, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 2, 1987 · Theatrical
September 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 2, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 28, 2020 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Taiwan
March 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 6, 1995 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 16, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
September 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 25, 1987 · Theatrical
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