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Full Metal Jacket

Summary: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Runtime: 1 h 56 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 30,000,000
Domestic: $ 46,357,676
International: $ 1,151
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