During the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, a group of recruits arrive at Parris Island. The ruthless drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, employs harsh methods to turn the recruits into combat-ready Marines. Among the recruits is the overweight and dim-witted Leonard Lawrence, whom Hartman nicknames “Gomer Pyle“, as well as the wisecracking J.T. Davis, who receives the name “Joker” after interrupting Hartman’s speech with an impression of John Wayne.
When Pyle shows ineptitude in basic training, Hartman pairs him with Joker. Under Joker’s supervision, Pyle starts to improve, but Hartman discovers a contraband jelly doughnut in Pyle’s footlocker. Blaming the platoon for Pyle’s infractions, Hartman adopts a collective punishment policy: he will punish the entire platoon, except for Pyle, for every mistake he makes. One night, the recruits haze Pyle with a blanket party in which Joker reluctantly participates. Following this, Pyle seems to reinvent himself as a model recruit, showing particular expertise in marksmanship. This pleases Hartman but worries Joker, who notices Pyle talking to his rifle and believes he may be suffering a mental breakdown.Full Metal Jacket full Movie Download.
The recruits graduate and receive their Military Occupational Specialty assignments. Joker is assigned to military journalism, while most of the others – including Pyle – are assigned to Infantry. During the platoon’s final night on Parris Island, Joker discovers Pyle in the toilets,[a] loading his rifle and executing drill commands as he loudly recites the Rifleman’s Creed. This awakens the platoon and Hartman, who confronts Pyle and orders him to surrender the rifle. Pyle shoots Hartman dead and then commits suicide, while Joker watches in horror.
In January 1968, Joker – now a sergeant – is a war correspondent in Da Nang for Stars and Stripes alongside Private First Class Rafterman, a combat photographer. Rafterman wants to go into combat, as Joker claims he has. At the Marine base, Joker is mocked for his lack of the thousand-yard stare, indicating his lack of war experience.