Trivia: The Vietnam scenes were shot in England, at the old disused British gas works in Beckton, East London. To the east of what is now London City Airport. Kubrick had full-grown palm trees planted for those scenes.
Larry Koehn
18th Nov 2003
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
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