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Full Metal Jacket
film by Kubrick [1987]
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discussed in biography
- In Stanley Kubrick: Last films
…war as a phenomenon in Full Metal Jacket (1987). Set during the Vietnam War, the film begins as a cerebral critique of the way U.S. Marines are dehumanized during basic training to operate efficiently as killing machines when sent into combat. The action then shifts to Vietnam; as Kubrick shot…
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role of D’Onofrio
- In Vincent D’Onofrio
…Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket (1987). Critics singled out his performance as compelling and as a highlight of the film. D’Onofrio also had a small role in Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and a more substantial part in Mystic Pizza (1988).
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