Full Metal Jacket (1987) - The Battle of Hu Scene (7/10) | Movieclips

Full Metal Jacket - The Battle of Hué: The squad crosses paths with Viet Cong soldiers during the Battle of Hué. BUY THE MOVIE: Watch the best Full Metal Jacket scenes & clips: FILM DESCRIPTION: Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened “Joker“ by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed “Gomer Pyle,“ as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Battle of Hué. CREDITS: TM & © Warner Bros. (1987) Cast: Adam Baldwin, Arli