Matthew Modine, seen at the New York premiere of Zero Day in February, produced and appears in the documentary "A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket." File Photo by Derek ...

The recent death of Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who portrayed Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War film “Full Metal Jacket,” has rekindled memories of the real Marine who inspired the ...

The phrase full metal jacket appears nowhere in the book upon which the movie is based. While Kubrick was “enthralled” with Vietnam veteran Hasford’s The Short-Timers, he was concerned about using the ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Kevyn Major Howard, notable for his acting chops in Full Metal Jacket, has passed away at the age of 69. His friend and former co-star Matthew Modine took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce the the ...

Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Rafterman in Full Metal Jacket, has died. He was 69. Howard passed away in Las Vegas on Friday, February 14. His death was confirmed to TMZ by his family ...

A star of one of director Stanley Kubrick’s most acclaimed films, the Vietnam War drama Full Metal Jacket, has died. Howard passed away on February 14, and his cause of death is unknown at this time. ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --Cinco Dedos Peliculas and SuperCloud Studios announced Thursday that the documentary A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket has wrapped. They released new ...