Matthew Modine: The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket”
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Overview
Actor Matthew Modine, best known as the sinister Dr. Martin Brenner in “Stranger Things,” takes viewers behind the scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” through the diary and photographs he kept during production. Encouraged by Kubrick to document the experience, Modine captured the demanding process of playing Private “Joker” and the unusual rhythms of working with one of cinema’s most meticulous filmmakers. Drawing from his “Full Metal Jacket Diary,” he offers a rare, personal record of the performances, relationships and creative decisions behind the landmark war film.