Full Metal Jacket
1987
A group of young American recruits are brutalised into soldiers during boot camp under a sadistic drill sergeant, then thrust into the chaos and moral horror of the Vietnam War's Battle of Hue. Stanley Kubrick's unflinching war film examines how institutions dehumanise individuals and the psychological cost of combat.
Director
- Stanley Kubrick
Cast
- Matthew Modine
- Ed O'Ross
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Adam Baldwin
- R. Lee Ermey
- Dorian Harewood
- Arliss Howard
- Bruce Boa
- John Terry
Filming Locations
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Bassingbourne
The Parris Island scene was shot at a real military training camp here.
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Beckton Gas Works
The final sniper scene was filmed here.
- Galleons Reach
- Isle of Dogs
- Pinewood Studios