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
The Gunfighters (1987 film) The Gunfighters (1987 film) The Gunfighters is a 1987 television Western film, starring Art Hindle and George Kennedy, directed by Clay Borris. Two brothers and a cousin are trying to make a go of their ranch in Kansas. Deke Turner (George Kennedy), someone who wants to see them fail, is doing everything he can to see that happen. The younger brother, during an argument with someone who works for Turner, he kills him in self-defense, but Turner makes it appear that he killed an unarmed man. The younger brother is then urged by his brother to run. When he is