The best war films tend to be anti-war films horror of violence in incomprehensible images grasp. One of the biggest milestones in this genre is Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. Here the merciless military training is shown in the first half, before it goes straight into the hell of the Vietnam War.
on cable one you know Full Metal Jacket today at 8:15 p.m watch. At the time, even Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis were in talks for the classic, both of whom declined.
Check out a trailer for Full Metal Jacket here:
Full Metal Jacket – Trailer 4K (English) HD
Action stars didn’t have time for Full Metal Jacket back then
According to IndieWire, one of the films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger almost played along would have. The director wanted to personally recruit the star for the role, which will be played by Adam Baldwin in the final film.
At the time, however, Schwarzenegger turned down the part because Full Metal Jacket was filmed prior to its 1987 release at a time when the star in his greatest films like Predator and The Phantom Commando.
As additionally reported by IndieWire also asked Bruce Willis for Full Metal Jacket. The action star also declined at the time, as he was about to start filming Moonlighting: The Model and the Snoop.
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Can you imagine Full Metal Jacket with Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis?