Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Gary Leva
2007-10-23


7.5
31 min

Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four decades - the duality of human nature. Poised between good and evil, mankind was, in Kubrick's view, a complex creature equally capable of unspeakable savagery and heart-melting tenderness. Full Metal Jacket would make his case in vivid, blood-soaked Technicolor. Through interviews with Kubrick's collaborators and cast members, including Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey and Adam Baldwin, this documentary reveals how Kubrick's brilliant visual sense, astute knowledge of human nature, and unique perspective on the duality of man came together to make Full Metal Jacket an unforgettable cinematic experience, taking its place in his "war trilogy" alongside cinematic landmarks Fear and Desire and Paths of Glory.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jan Harlan Self Unowned
John Calley Self Unowned
R. Lee Ermey Self Unowned
John Baxter Self Unowned
Adam Baldwin Self Unowned
Kevyn Major Howard Self Unowned
Vincent D'Onofrio Self Hangin with Mr. Cooper
John Ward Self Unowned
Nigel Phelps Self Unowned
Dorian Harewood Self Unowned
Ernest R. Dickerson Self Unowned
Jay Cocks Self Unowned
Peter Hyams Self Unowned