Star Cast of Full Metal Jacket Movie
Leading Cast of Full Metal Jacket:
- Matthew Modine as Private/Sergeant J. T. “Joker” Davis
- Vincent D’Onofrio as Private Leonard “Gomer Pyle” Lawrence
- Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman
Supporting Cast of Full Metal Jacket:
- Adam Baldwin as Animal Mother
- Dorian Harewood as Eightball
- Kevyn Major Howard as Rafterman(as Kevyn Major-Howard)
- Arliss Howard as Pvt. Cowboy
- Ed O’Ross as Lt. Touchdown
- John Terry as Lt. Lockhart
- Kieron Jecchinis as Crazy Earl
Full Metal Jacket – Full Cast and Characters
A 1987 military drama movie called Full Metal Jacket was written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick in collaboration with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. Starring Matthew Modine, Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Adam Baldwin, the movie is based on Hasford’s 1979 novel The Short-Timers. The plot follows a platoon of U.S. Marines as they undergo boot camp training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. In this article, let’s get to know more about the full cast of the Full Metal Jacket movie in detail.
The first half of the movie primarily focuses on privates J.T. Davis and Leonard Lawrence, also known by the nicknames Joker and Pyle, who struggle under the abusive guidance of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, their abusive drill instructor. During the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, the second part of the film depicts Joker’s and another Marine’s adventures in the Vietnamese cities of Da Nang and Hu. The full metal jacket bullet that soldiers employ is referenced in the title of the movie. It was rated 8.3 on IMDb and the movie collected $120 million at the box office.