A scene from Full Metal Jacket 1987
Private Joker Matthew Modine

[being interviewed]

I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill!

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