Full Metal Jacket Script at IMSDb.Full Metal Jacket Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. Based on the novel "The Short Timers" by Gustav Hasford. FADE IN: 1 INT. BARBERSHOP--PARRIS ISLAND MARINE BASE--DAY Marine recruits having their heads shaved with electric clippers. The hair piles up on the floor. 2 INT. BARRACKS--DAY Marine recruits stand at attention in front of their bunks. Master Gu
