For 2001 and Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick is best known to Hollywood insiders for being
very secretive. Mr. Kubrick may be slipping in the secrecy department, however, Leonard
Malton has found out about his new movie, and better still, Leonard has an exclusive
clip of it for us. Leonard?
That's right, John. A new Stanley Kubrick movie is news, not only because its films
are so good, but because they're so scarce. This will be his first film in seven years.
It was five years before that one came out, so naturally anticipation is keen, and so
are expectations, especially because Kubrick has chosen Vietnam as the subject of his newest
film, Full Metal Jacket. We've got an exclusive world premiere of one brief sequence, just
enough to clue us in that this is not going to be another platoon. If anything, Full Metal
Jacket may have more in common with Dr. Strangelove.
The enemy has very deceitfully taken advantage of the Tet-Seas fire, launching offensive
all over the country. In Saigon, the United States Embassy has been overrun by suicide
squads.
The caisson is standing by to be overrun. We also have reports that a division of NVA
has occupied all of the city of Huey south of the Perfume River. In strategic terms,
Charlie's cut the country in half. The civilian press are about to wet their pants, and we've
heard even Cronkite's going to say the war is now unwinnable.
Sir, does this mean that Ann Margaret's not coming?
Whose side are you on, son?
Our side, sir.
Don't you love your country?
Yes, sir.
How about getting with the program? Why don't you jump on the team and come on in for the
big win?
Yes, sir.
Son, all I've ever asked of my Marines is to obey my orders as they would the word of
God. We are here to help the Vietnamese because inside every group is an American trying to
get out. It's a hardball world, son. We've got to keep our heads until this piece of
craze blows over.
It's tough to judge a movie from just one clip, but it sure looks interesting. I'm ready
to see the whole thing, and I'll get that chance along with all of you in the middle
of June. Incidentally, Kubrick is so secretive and so independent that we're told even the
executives at Warner Brothers haven't seen any more of the film than that one sequence
so far. Isn't that something?
I'd be nervous if I were an executive, Leonard.
Yeah, well, I would too, except that Kubrick has a pretty good track record.
Yeah, that's for sure.
I'm not going to ask Leonard where he found that clip.
That's his secret. Thank you, Leonard.
Audrey Hepburn has enjoyed it.