25 Full Metal Jacket Quotes from the 1980’s War Film

By Stephanie Kirby | Published August 10, 2022

Full Metal Jacket quotes about war and the process of getting ready for it and living through it.

Full Metal Jacket is a dark humor war movie made in 1987.

It is a psychological drama that follows a platoon of Marines from boot camp through Vietnam.

During boot camp, the movie focuses on two privates, Pyle and Joker, and their abusive drill instructor.

We see how tough training for war is, especially from the psychological side as Joker and Pyle deal with different things.

While Pyle is slower and dim-witted, Joker is supposed to take him under his wing and he does, but he also feels bad about going against him in some things.

Joker sees his buddy change and worries about his mental state.

That worry is an indication of what happens next.

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Best Full Metal Jacket Quotes and Lines from Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Drill Instructor)

1. “I bet you’re the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamn common courtesy to give him a reach-around. I’ll be watching you.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

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2. “Private Joker, do you believe in the Virgin Mary?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

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3. “Well, well, Private Joker, I don’t believe I heard you correctly!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

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4. “Why you little maggot, you make me want to vomit!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

5. “You Goddamn communist heathen, you had best sound off that you love the Virgin Mary, or I’m gonna stomp your guts out! Now you DO love the Virgin Mary, don’t ya?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

6. “Private Joker, are you trying to offend me?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

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7. “Who’s your squad leader, scumbag?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

8. “Private Snowball, you’re fired. Private Joker’s promoted to squad leader.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

9. “Private Pyle, Private Joker is your new squad leader, and you will bunk with him! He’ll teach you everything, he’ll teach you how to pee!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

10. “Private Joker is silly and he’s ignorant, but he’s got guts, and guts is enough in my beloved Corps! Now, you ladies carry on.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

11. “Pick ’em up and set ’em down Pyle!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

12. “Move it up! Quickly! Hustle up! The fucking war will be over by the time we get out there, won’t it, Private Pyle? Move it!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

13. “Reveille! Reveille! Reveille! Drop your cocks and grab your socks! Today is Sunday! Divine worship at zero-eight-hundred!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

14. “Your ass looks like about a hundred and fifty pounds of chewed bubble gum, Pyle. Do you know that?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

15. “Quickly, move it out! There ain’t one swinging dick private in this platoon’s gonna graduate until they can get this obstacle down to less than ten fucking seconds!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

16. “Get up here, fatboy! Quickly! Move it up! Move it up, Pyle! Move it up! You climb obstacles like old people fuck.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

17. “Well, no shit. What have we got here, a fucking comedian? Private Joker? I admire your honesty. Hell, I like you. You can come over to my house and fuck my sister.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

18. “I want that head so sanitary and squared away that the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in and take a dump.” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

19. “Well, thank you very much! Can I be in charge for a while?” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

20. “Bullshit, I STILL can’t hear you! Sound off like you’ve got a pair!” – Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

Full Metal Jacket Quotes from Private Joker

21. “Parris Island, South Carolina. The Marine Corps Training Depot. An eight-week college for the phony tough and the crazy brave.” – Private Joker

22. “Sir, NEGATIVE, sir! Sir, the private believes any answer he gives will be wrong and the Senior Drill Instructor will only beat him harder if he reverses himself, SIR!” – Private Joker

23. “Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?” – Private Joker

24. “Don’t take it too hard, Rafterman. It’s just business.” – Private Joker

25. “I wouldn’t shit you. You’re my favorite turd!” – Private Joker

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Which of these Full Metal Jacket quotes is your favorite?

As you can see from the quotes, Full Metal Jacket is a pretty dark war movie with humor but focuses a lot on the psychological issues soldiers experience.

You can see from the characters that a lot of their banter is dark sarcasm and that is to deal with the situation that they have been put in.

Full Metal Jacket was a successful movie and received critical acclaim, received an Oscar nomination, and successfully grossed almost three times its budget.

If you are in the mood for a movie that does a good job of depicting the psychological effects of preparing for war, then you will truly enjoy Full Metal Jacket.