Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Tom and Dana discuss the first Stanley Kubrick film on the show, his Vietnam war epic, Full Metal Jacket (1987): written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written by Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford, starring Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, and R. Lee Ermey.

Plot Summary: Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened "Joker" by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed "Gomer Pyle," as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Battle of Hué.

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