Full Metal Jacket Diary Full Metal Jacket Diary Full Metal Jacket Diary is a book written by American author, actor and photographer Matthew Modine and published by Rugged Land October 25, 2005. The book contains photos and diary entries of his experiences over a two-year period while working on the epic Stanley Kubrick film, "Full Metal Jacket". Modine played the lead role of Private Joker, a U.S. Marine who is sent to Vietnam as a war correspondent for "Stars and Stripes". While filming, Modine was encouraged by Kubrick to keep a diary of his experiences. Notorious for his closed film sets, Kubrick granted Modine
Full Leather Jacket Soon after hearing about the shooting, Tony and his crew arrive at the hospital and take vigil at Chris' bedside. As Chris lies in coma, Tony sits in a chair and asks, "How could this happen?" The episode's title is a play on the film "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), whose title refers to metal-jacketed bullets. Here, it alludes to the leather jacket that Richie gave to Tony. Also, after Christopher is shot, the camera pans the sidewalk showing the metal cartridge casings that have been expelled from the weapons. Full Leather Jacket "Full Leather Jacket" is the 21st episode of