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
Straight-Jacket to reprise her role, but couldn't due to "Hairspray: The Musical". Straight-Jacket Straight-Jacket is a 2004 comedy film written and directed by Richard Day, based on his play. Done as a pastiche of the Rock Hudson-Doris Day romantic comedy films, "Straight-Jacket" tells the story of Guy Stone, a closeted gay actor in the 1950s who is modeled on Hudson. Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) is blissfully closeted, picking up tricks for one-night-stands, while capturing the country's heart as "America's most eligible bachelor" (starring in such films as "The Love Barrel" and "I Married the Ghost"). However, Guy's carefully managed façade collapses