Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Private Pyle’s Breakdown Scene (5/10) | Movieclips

Full Metal Jacket - Private Pyle’s Breakdown: Joker (Matthew Modine) discovers Pyle (Vincent D’Onofrio) in the midst of a mental breakdown. BUY THE MOVIE: Watch the best Full Metal Jacket scenes & clips: FILM DESCRIPTION: Stanley Kubrick’s take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened “Joker“ by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D’Onofrio), nicknamed “Gomer Pyle,“ as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Battle of Hué. CREDITS: TM & © Warner Bros. (1987) Cast: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio Director: Stanley Kubrick P