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and the platoon drill Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey). The story then mainly follows Private J.T. "Joker" Davis (Matthew Modine) as he's sent to Vietnam to be a reporter for the military ...

Split between the harrowing boot-camp tyranny of R. Lee Ermey’s drill instructor and the urban violence of the 1968 Tet Offensive, “Full Metal Jacket” fuses both ends of the war machine.

But the performance garnering significant acclaim is R. Lee Ermey’s portrayal as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. A film enthusiast praised the movie, saying: "A fantastic satire of the Vietnam War ...