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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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CW: War, Death, Abuse, Military, Suicide, Murder, Sex Work, Vietnamese and Asian stereotypes, harsh language, Fatphobia.
Full Metal Jacket is a staggering portrayal of the inhumanity of war that was completely overshadowed by Oliver Stone’s war masterpiece Platoon. The production was legendarily lengthy, and by the time it was complete, the audience just didn’t show up. Yet despite the fact that this movie would probably be near-perfect if it ended halfway thro...