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'''''Full Metal Jacket''''' is the 1987 Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick (''[[The Killing]]'',''[[Paths of Glory]]'' , ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'' , ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'') and adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers". The film primarily follows Pvt. Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) through Marine boot camp up until his involvement in the Battle of Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive. While the film provided breakthrough acting roles | '''''Full Metal Jacket''''' is the 1987 Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick (''[[The Killing]]'', ''[[Paths of Glory]]'', ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'', ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'') and adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers". The film primarily follows Pvt. Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) through Marine boot camp up until his involvement in the Battle of Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive. While the film provided breakthrough acting roles for [[R. Lee Ermey]] and [[Vincent D'Onofrio]], it was at the time unfairly compared to Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film ''[[Platoon]]'' (which was released just over six months prior to this film). | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Full Metal Jacket'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Full Metal Jacket'':''' | ||
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== M16 Rifle Colt Model 602 == | == M16 Rifle Colt Model 602 == | ||
The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 rifle]] appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. The film takes place during the Tet offensive in 1968, it would be technically accurate since the [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1 rifle]] were introduced after 1967. Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) has his M16 with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition. | The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 rifle]] appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. The film takes place during the Tet offensive in 1968, it would be technically accurate since the [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1 rifle]] were introduced after 1967. Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) has his M16 with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5. | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:Fmj6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Crazy Earl ([[Kieron Jecchinis]]) holds his M16 after shooting some NVA.]] | [[Image:Fmj6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Crazy Earl ([[Kieron Jecchinis]]) holds his M16 after shooting some NVA.]] | ||
[[Image:Fmj29.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) fires his M16 at the NVA sniper. Note the mags taped "jungle style".]] | [[Image:Fmj29.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) fires his M16 at the NVA sniper. Note the mags taped "jungle style".]] | ||
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==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ||
A number of characters were seen carrying [[M16|MGC M16]] Replica rifles for scenes where they didn't carry the blank-firing M16 rifles. | A number of characters were seen carrying [[M16|MGC M16]] Replica rifles for scenes where they didn't carry the blank-firing M16 rifles. | ||
[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television]] | [[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.]] | ||
[[Image:FullMetalJacket MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A production image of [[Matthew Modine]] as Pvt. Joker holding a Model Gun Corp MGC M16 as he walks a column.]] | [[Image:FullMetalJacket MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A production image of [[Matthew Modine]] as Pvt. Joker holding a Model Gun Corp MGC M16 as he walks a column.]] | ||
[[Image:Fmj25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) holds the replica MGC M16. Note the fake forward assist indicating that this is the replica.]] | [[Image:Fmj25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) holds the replica MGC M16. Note the fake forward assist indicating that this is the replica.]] | ||
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== M60 == | == M60 == | ||
The Doorgunner ([[Tim Colceri]]) on the helicopter that takes Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) and Rafterman ([[Kevyn Major Howard]]) to join Pvt. Cowboy's ([[Arliss Howard]]) 1st Platoon repeatedly fires an [[M60 machine gun]] at random Vietnamese they pass. The M60 is also the weapon Animal Mother ([[Adam Baldwin]]) carries throughout | The Doorgunner ([[Tim Colceri]]) on the helicopter that takes Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) and Rafterman ([[Kevyn Major Howard]]) to join Pvt. Cowboy's ([[Arliss Howard]]) 1st Platoon repeatedly fires an [[M60 machine gun]] at random Vietnamese they pass. The M60 is also the weapon Animal Mother ([[Adam Baldwin]]) carries throughout the film. Pvt. Joker can also be seen firing an M60 when their base is attacked at the start of the Tet Offensive. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:FMJ-M60.jpg|thumb|600px|none|"Get Some!" The Doorgunner ([[Tim Colceri]]) wastes several civilians with his [[M60 machine gun]].]] | [[Image:FMJ-M60.jpg|thumb|600px|none|"Get Some!" The Doorgunner ([[Tim Colceri]]) wastes several civilians with his [[M60 machine gun]].]] | ||
[[Image:FMJ-M60-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Animal Mother ([[Adam Baldwin]]) hugs the dirt and his [[M60 machine gun|M60]].]] | [[Image:FMJ-M60-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Animal Mother ([[Adam Baldwin]]) hugs the dirt and his [[M60 machine gun|M60]].]] | ||
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Pvt. Joker draws his [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] pistol after his [[M16 rifle series|M16 rifle]] jams on him. He uses the .45 to "waste" the already-wounded VC sniper. | Pvt. Joker draws his [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] pistol after his [[M16 rifle series|M16 rifle]] jams on him. He uses the .45 to "waste" the already-wounded VC sniper. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1911A1 .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:FMJ-1911.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Pvt. Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) with his [[M1911 pistol series]] drawn.]] | [[Image:FMJ-1911.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Pvt. Joker ([[Matthew Modine]]) with his [[M1911 pistol series]] drawn.]] | ||
== Sa vz 58 == | == Sa vz 58 == | ||
The VC sniper ([[Ngoc Le]]) that "wastes" Eightball ([[Dorian Harewood]]), Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) and Doc Jay ([[Jon Stafford]]) is armed with a Czech made [[Sa vz 58]]. It should be also noted that the Sa vz 58 series rifles were commonly used by the Việt Cộng and the North Vietnamese Army alongside the more predominant AK-47 and SKS rifles; all used the Soviet 7. | The VC sniper ([[Ngoc Le]]) that "wastes" Eightball ([[Dorian Harewood]]), Cowboy ([[Arliss Howard]]) and Doc Jay ([[Jon Stafford]]) is armed with a Czech made [[Sa vz 58]]. It should be also noted that the Sa vz 58 series rifles were commonly used by the Việt Cộng and the North Vietnamese Army alongside the more predominant AK-47 and SKS rifles; all used the Soviet 7.62x39mm round. | ||
[[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sa vz 58 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sa vz 58 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Fmj34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Fmj34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:FMJ-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The VC sniper ([[Ngoc Le]]) with her [[Sa vz 58]] just before Rafterman ([[Kevyn Major Howard]]) kills her.]] | [[Image:FMJ-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The VC sniper ([[Ngoc Le]]) with her [[Sa vz 58]] just before Rafterman ([[Kevyn Major Howard]]) kills her.]] | ||
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We briefly see a U.S. Marine firing a 66mm [[M72 LAW]] at the VC Sniper's ([[Ngoc Le]]) position. | We briefly see a U.S. Marine firing a 66mm [[M72 LAW]] at the VC Sniper's ([[Ngoc Le]]) position. | ||
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M72A2 LAW 66mm]] | [[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]] | ||
[[Image:FMJ-M72-LAW.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A U.S. Marine firing an [[M72 LAW]].]] | [[Image:FMJ-M72-LAW.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A U.S. Marine firing an [[M72 LAW]].]] | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 3 November 2010
Full Metal Jacket is the 1987 Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick (The Killing, Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, A Clockwork Orange) and adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers". The film primarily follows Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine) through Marine boot camp up until his involvement in the Battle of Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive. While the film provided breakthrough acting roles for R. Lee Ermey and Vincent D'Onofrio, it was at the time unfairly compared to Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film Platoon (which was released just over six months prior to this film).
The following weapons were used in the film Full Metal Jacket:
M14 Rifle
The M14 rifle features prominently in the U.S. Marine boot camp scenes in the film. Once the Marines arrive in Vietnam they are issued M16s. It is with an M14 rifle locked and loaded with full metal jacketed 7.62x51mm NATO ammo that Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio) uses on both Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey) and himself.
M16 Rifle Colt Model 602
The M16 rifle appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. The film takes place during the Tet offensive in 1968, it would be technically accurate since the M16A1 rifle were introduced after 1967. Cowboy (Arliss Howard) has his M16 with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition.
MGC Replica M16 rifle
A number of characters were seen carrying MGC M16 Replica rifles for scenes where they didn't carry the blank-firing M16 rifles.
M60
The Doorgunner (Tim Colceri) on the helicopter that takes Joker (Matthew Modine) and Rafterman (Kevyn Major Howard) to join Pvt. Cowboy's (Arliss Howard) 1st Platoon repeatedly fires an M60 machine gun at random Vietnamese they pass. The M60 is also the weapon Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) carries throughout the film. Pvt. Joker can also be seen firing an M60 when their base is attacked at the start of the Tet Offensive.
M1911A1
Pvt. Joker draws his M1911A1 pistol after his M16 rifle jams on him. He uses the .45 to "waste" the already-wounded VC sniper.
Sa vz 58
The VC sniper (Ngoc Le) that "wastes" Eightball (Dorian Harewood), Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and Doc Jay (Jon Stafford) is armed with a Czech made Sa vz 58. It should be also noted that the Sa vz 58 series rifles were commonly used by the Việt Cộng and the North Vietnamese Army alongside the more predominant AK-47 and SKS rifles; all used the Soviet 7.62x39mm round.
M72 LAW
We briefly see a U.S. Marine firing a 66mm M72 LAW at the VC Sniper's (Ngoc Le) position.
M79
The M79 grenade launcher is mainly carried by T.H.E. Rock (Sal Lopez) in the film.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Several Browning M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on M41A Walker Bulldog tanks are seen firing in the background of several scenes.
Daisy Red Ryder
Crazy Earl carries a lever action Daisy Red Ryder BB gun in addition to his M-16 throughout the movie, as carried by his character in the book on which the film is based, The Short Timers,although we never see it closely:
M26 Hand Grenade
M26 hand grenades are seen several times on the flak vests of various Marines in Hue.
M67 Hand Grenade
Several Marines carry M67 hand grenades on their flak vests as well. An interesting note about this is that during the late-1960's (when the events of the film take place), the M67 was just starting to see use among frontline US military units, and beginning to phase out older designs such as the M26 hand grenade mentioned above.
