Full Metal Jacket discarded that in favor of a film about the Vietnam War. They met in England, and the director told Herr that he wanted to do a war film but had yet to find a story to adapt. Kubrick discovered Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers" (1979) while reading the "Virginia Kirkus Review." Herr received it in bound galleys and thought that it was a masterpiece. In 1982, Kubrick read the novel twice, concluding that it "was a unique, absolutely wonderful book", and decided, along with Herr, to adapt it for his next film. According to Kubrick, he was drawn to the
Full Devil Jacket dissolving altogether. This incarnation of the band worked on some of the same songs that they started with Brown. The EP included "Shelter," "All Apologies," "Superdysfunctional Hero," and "Sober." Full Devil Jacket announced a one-time reunion concert on June 19, 2010, in Jackson, Tennessee, to benefit the James Michael Reaves Medical Expense Fund. This led to more live performances as well as recording new material. On July 27, 2011, James Michael Reaves died after battling cancer. Every Mother's Nightmare guitarist Jeff Caughron joined the band after Reaves' death. Brown and Montoya also formed a new band with Jason Null from