This video shows how ‘Full Metal Jacket’ was made

Orvelin Valle
Jun 12, 2021 11:10 PM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” is arguably one of the most influential military movies of all time. It’s the movie would-be troops romanticize about before enlisting in the military and it’s certainly the movie they watch to mentally pre…

Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" is arguably one of the most influential military movies of all time. It's the movie would-be troops romanticize about before enlisting in the military and it's certainly the movie they watch to mentally prepare themselves before shipping off to boot camp to face their drill instructors.


However, as iconic as this 1987 film has become, it almost didn't turn out that way. This 30-minute video shows how Full Metal Jacket was made and what the cast and crew did to "get it right." There are plenty of interesting tidbits, like how relatively unknown actor Vincent D'Onofrio initially didn't even want to do the film, and why a horrific scene between "Animal Mother" and the sniper was cut out.

Watch (profanity warning):

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