Who Dares Wins (film) has been disputed by Kubrick's assistant Anthony Frewin, saying that, "Lloyd, as the gunnery [sergeant] in Full Metal Jacket would say, is blowing smoke up our asses. That film is the antithesis of everything Stanley stood for and believed in." Stewart Lee later described the film as "one of the nastiest films ever made, coming off like Richard Littlejohn writing "The Professionals", married SAS man Collins goes undercover with peaceniks to gallantly probe their firebrand leader [...] only to murder her in cold blood later. Fairport Convention appear as some kind of beardo commie new wave band, playing a weird
Full Metal Jacket Metal Jacket" was nominated for eleven awards worldwide between 1987 and 1989 including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two BAFTA Awards for Best Sound and Best Special Effects, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Ermey. Ultimately it won five awards, three from organisations outside of the United States: Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The film won Best Foreign Language Film from the Japanese Academy, Best Producer from the David di Donatello Awards, Director of the Year from the London Critics Circle Film Awards, and Best Director and Best Supporting Actor from the Boston Society