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Full Metal Jacket
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
(Dir)
Release Date:
1987
Premiere Information:
Los Angeles and New York openings: 26 Jun 1987
Duration (in mins):
116
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Cast:
Matthew Modine
(Pvt. Joker)
Adam Baldwin
(Animal Mother)
Vincent D'Onofrio
(Pvt. Pyle)
Lee Ermey
(Gunnery Sgt. Hartman)
Dorian Harewood
(Eightball)
Production Company:
Natant Productions, N.V.
Distribution Company:
Warner Bros., Inc.
(Warner Communications, Inc.)
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
(Dir)
Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
(Prod)
Writer:
Stanley Kubrick
(Scr)
Michael Herr
(Scr)
Gustav Hasford
(Scr)
Photography:
Douglas Milsome
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Anton Furst
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Martin Hunter
(Film ed)
Music:
Abigail Mead
(Mus comp)
MPAA Rating:
R
Country:
Great Britain and United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Based on the novel
The Short-Timers
by Gustav Hasford (New York, 1979).
Authors:
Gustav Hasford
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Warner Brothers, Inc.
30/7/1987
dd/mm/yyyy
PA333647
Physical Properties:
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Genre:
Drama
Sub-Genre:
Vietnam War
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Hollywood Reporter
22 Jun 1987
p. 3, 10.
Los Angeles Times
26 Jun 1987
p. 1.
New York Times
26 Jun 1987
p. 3.
Variety
24 Jun 1987
p. 12.
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