Behind-the-scenes facts about the movie Full Metal Jacket

[post_page_title]Val Kilmer (inadvertently) got Modine cast in the movie[/post_page_title]
Once, Matthew Modine was in Sunset Boulevard enjoy pancakes with In Living Color’s David Alan Grier when he noticed Val Kilmer giving him the evil eye from across the way. When the two were introduced, Kilmer told Modine he was sick of him, because he’d been on a run of successful films.

“Now you’re doing Kubrick’s film,” Kilmer added spitefully. Modine had no idea what he was talking about, and his manager didn’t either. Doing some digging, they found out about the movie – Full Metal Jacket – and tried getting Modine cast in it. It worked – and all thanks to Kilmer’s professional jealousy.