Full Metal Jacket (1987) is an Acaemy Award-nominatedStanley Kubrick war film based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. The title refers to the type of ammunition used by infantry riflemen. The film portrays the urban Vietnam War fought by the U.S. Marines. In 2005, Full Metal Jacket was placed #5 in Channel 4's The 100 Greatest War Films poll.