As with any kubrick film, though, it has more on its mind than typical war sentiments, as it is a vital addition to his body of work illustrating the. Ever wondered where full metal jacket got its name from. It is based on the shorttimers, a 1979 semiautobiographical book by gustav hasford. Full metal jacket by kubrick, stanley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Full metal jacket by stanley kubrick matthew modine, adam. Michael herr wrote the great vietnam book, one of its best films full metal jacket and had a nervous breakdown in between.
Full metal jacket is a 1987 war film directed, cowritten, and produced by stanley kubrick and starring matthew modine, r. The shorttimers is a semiautobiographical novel by former u. While the latter is a truly 1960s film, both wideeyed and wary, about the intertwining of progress and isolation ending in our redemption, finally, by death, full metal jacket is a cynical, reaganera view of the 1960s hunger for experience and consciousness that fulfilled. This shell can extend around all of the bullet or often just the front and sides with the rear left as exposed lead.
Full metal jacket is based on gustav hasfords book the shorttimers. Watch behindthescenes footage of stanley kubricks full. Full metal jacket was based on gustav hasfords 1979 novel the shorttimers. The first time i watched full metal jacket, i was in a tent in kuwait on my computer, waiting for a plane to take me to iraq for the next seven months. June 26, 1987 kubricks full metal jacket, on vietnam by vincent canby. A full metal jacket or fmj is a bullet encased in a copper alloy such as gilding metal, or cupronickel, or a steel alloy shell.
Unlike any of the films that kubrick had come up till now, full metal jacket happens to be, by far, one of the best war movies ever made. Per the movies opening credits, it is based on a novel called the short timers written by gustav hasford, himself a former marine and vietnam veteran, like private joker from both the book and film, hasford was a military journalist, so the novel is somewhat autobiographical and based on hasfords personal experiences in both boot camp and vietnam. This story turned out to be very unconventional and unusual, because it follows the mental development of the soldiers and their emotions rather than concentrating on the war itself. The movie follows soldiers who are drafted to fight in the vietnam war. For full metal jacket 1987 stanley kubricks next movie vivian not only composed the score under the pseudonym abigail mead but she also shot 18 hours of footage for another planned documentary. Full metal jacket diary fmjd has been called an appumentary by entertainment weekly, something stanley kubrick would be proud of by wired magazine, and named ipad app of the week by gizmodo. We were soldiers and young it is based on the book, and about a real event, the battle of ia trang valley in november 1965 which was the first major encounter between the us military 7th cavalry of the army and the peoples army of vietnam pavn.
Matthew modine is now offering a free download of the complete first chapter of his awardwinning. Michael herr, dispatches author and full metal jacket. The 1987 film by director stanley kubrick was based on hasfords partly autobiographical novel the shorttimers. During the making of full metal jacket, actor matthew modine kept a diary and took numerous photos on set. Stanley kubricks vietnam movie, full metal jacket has become a stable in pop culture with its depictions of basic training and. Jun 26, 2019 full metal jacket was based on gustav hasfords 1979 novel the shorttimers. Originally, the movie was going to be called the shorttimers, in reference to the book it was based on. Kubrick also collaborated with michael herr, author of the famous vietnam memoir dispatches, in adapting the screenplay. Full metal jacket diary for ios free download and software. Jerry gustave hasford november 28, 1947 january 29, 1993, also known under his pen name gustav hasford was an american novelist, journalist and poet. Stanley kubricks full metal jacket could be called a very realistic film. Full metal jacket short timers by gustav hasford book.
Hasford, gustav boxid ia1673201 camera sony alphaa6300 control. As a marine, i felt like it was one of those movies i was supposed to have seen by this point. Hasford reportedly did not contribute much to the script except for a few lines of dialogue. How we made stanley kubricks full metal jacket film the.
Hasford was a marine who had also served as a combat correspondent during the vietnam war. Instead, we found beckton gasworks, which was constructed by the same company of architects that built in the city of hue, vietnam. This is the grit, blood, terror, violence, destruction, and madness of war in all its many facets. Like many novels that have been adapted for the big screen, readers will recognize that some parts of the novel have been changed andor omitted for film. Is the background story in full metal jacket based on a true. The question and answer section for full metal jacket is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel ask your own question. In 1990, hasford published the sequel the phantom blooper. However, stanley kubrick decided he wanted to change the title to full metal jacket, after a bullet which was commonly used by marines in the vietnam war. Full metal jacket is based off of the the shorttimers by gustav hasford, who also had a screenplay credit along with kubrick and michael herr. Per the movies opening credits, it is based on a novel called the short timers written by gustav hasford, himself a former marine and vietnam veteran, like private joker from both the book and film, hasford was a military journalist, so the novel. The director stanley kubrick also made a war story and named it full metal jacket. The book is amazing and is in some ways better than the movie.
Along with michael herr and stanley kubrick, hasford later adapted the novel for the film full metal jacket. A bullet jacket generally allows for higher muzzle velocities than bare lead without depositing significant amounts of metal in the bore. Full metal jacket is based on the book, the short timers, a semiautobiographical novel by gustav hasford, and was based on his time as a marine corps combat correspondent during the vietnam war. Behindthescenes facts about the movie full metal jacket. Michael herr, kubrick and full metal jacket books the. Marine gustav hasford about his experiences in the vietnam war. Full metal jacket is many things, an epic movie about the vietnam war, a chilly stanley kubrick masterpiece, a starmaking opportunity for vincent donofrio, and a collection of the wit and wisdom of marine drill instructorturnedactor r.
Based on gustav hasford s novel the shorttimers, the 1987 moviecowritten by kubrick, hasford, and michael. The book upon which kubrick based his classic vietnam opus full metal jacket, though the film stops at the books 23 mark. Now hes written about his friend stanley kubrick and hes not. It is based on the gustav hasford book the shorttimers. How much do you remember about the intense war movie full. The book which critic philip beidler called a work of indisputable. Full metal jacket is a 1987 war film by stanley kubrick, based on the novel the shorttimers by gustav hasford. The novel was later adapted into the film full metal jacket 1987 by hasford, michael herr, and stanley kubrick. A full metal jacket fmj bullet is a smallarms projectile consisting of a soft core often lead encased in a shell of harder metal, such as gilding metal, cupronickel, or, less commonly, a steel alloy. Full metal jacket stars matthew modine check out his amazing behind the scenes book full metal jacket diary, adam baldwin, dorian harewood, vincent donforio, r. I just saw the movie for the first time the other day and was curious if the background in the movie was based on real events, including the bathroom scene with pyle and the gunny sgt. Reviewed in the united states on november 29, 2015.
Modine has since developed the diary into an innovative appor appumentaryfor the ipad available from itunes. Kubricks harrowing, beautiful and characteristically eccentric new film about vietnam, is going to puzzle, anger and i hope fascinate audiences as much as any film he. Full metal jacket 1987 frequently asked questions imdb. Based on gustav hasfords novel the shorttimers, the 1987 moviecowritten. What is so good about the film full metal jacket that it is. The movie is based on the short timers by gustav harford. Full metal jacket diary fmjd has been called an appumentary by entertainment weekly, something stanley kubrick would be proud of by wired magazine, and. Full metal jacket paperback november 12, 1987 by stanley kubrick author. As for the movie full metal jacket, the director, stanley kubrick, wanted to have a combination of comedy as well as a sense of realization when it comes to a soldier becoming a marine and what it takes to be one. In a way, full metal jacket is the wholly grim counterpart of 2001. Fmj is based on the novel the short timers by the late gustav hasford, aka, the real joker.
His semiautobiographical novel the shorttimers 1979 was the basis of the film full metal jacket 1987. Vivian kubrick, daughter of the late, great filmmaker, shot a behindthescenes movie about the making of the shining 1980 at the tender age of 17. But this realism is not achieved by showing events as they happened. Full metal jacket is a 1987 britishamerican war drama movie directed by stanley kubrick. Full metal jacket is a 1987 antiwar film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by stanley kubrick. Sep 24, 2017 per the movies opening credits, it is based on a novel called the short timers written by gustav hasford, himself a former marine and vietnam veteran, like private joker from both the book and film, hasford was a military journalist, so the novel. Kubrick often sought inspiration from literature, and full metal jacket, based on gustav hasfords book the shorttimers, was no exception. A little more than seven years later, he presented full metal jacket to the world. Full metal jacketthe short timerstaking a page youtube. Oct 17, 2012 full metal jacket it shows more of what people want you to believe about the war.
Matthew modine is now offering a free download of the complete first chapter of his awardwinning appumentary. Hasford was a marine who had also served as a combat. The title refers to the full metal jacket bullet type of ammunition used by infantry riflemen. Vietnam war reporter michael herr, who helped write. Nov 04, 2016 unlike any of the films that kubrick had come up till now, full metal jacket happens to be, by far, one of the best war movies ever made. Over the past quartercentury, the movie has become beloved by many disparate groups of fans.
Its a very short, very beautifully and economically written book, which, like the film, leaves out all the mandatory scenes of character development. The movie full metal jacket was based on the book the short timers. In 2005 it was published as a book, full metal jacket diary, now out of print. Stanley kubricks vietnam movie, full metal jacket has become a stable in pop culture with its depictions of. Directors influence on full metal jacket gradesaver. Stanley kubricks full metal jacket could be called a very.