Full Metal Jacket

Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket' is a haunting, unflinching look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a Marine, Private Joker. The film explores the mental and physical toll war takes on young soldiers, from gruelling boot camp to front line combat.

• Stanley Kubrick's daughter, Vivian, shot a documentary on the movie's making.
• Filmed entirely in England despite its Vietnam and US settings.
• Matthew Modine kept a diary during filming, later published as 'Full Metal Diary'.
• The film is based on Gustav Hasford's novel 'The Short-Timers'.
• Animal Mother was actually a surfer, hence his unique helmet.

• This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
• What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?
• I am... in a world... of shit.
• Private Joker, why did you join my beloved Corps?
• Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?