Full Metal Jacket
A Marine and his companions endure basic training under a sadistic drill sergeant.
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.
Matthew Modineas Private Joker (Private/Sergeant J.T. Davis)/Narrator
Adam Baldwinas Animal Mother
Vincent D'Onofrioas Private Gomer Pyle (Leonard Lawrence)
R. Lee Ermeyas Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Drill Instructor
Dorian Harewoodas Private Eightball