TV Guide: Full Metal Jacket

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The protagonist is J.T. Davis, nicknamed "Joker" (Matthew Modine), a member of 3092 platoon, beginning recruit training as a Marine on Parris Island, South Carolina. The brutal command of Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a former drill instructor in real life) shows the harsh indoctrination of Marine recruits. The Vietnam War is in full swing, and his job is to produce trained killers who will not hesitate when the decisive moment arrives.

Video: Full Metal Jacket

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.

Video: Full Metal Jacket

CinemaNow — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Video: Full Metal Jacket

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.