Beckton Gas Works
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
This is the place where Full Metal Jacket starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin and Vincent D'Onofrio was filmed at Beckton Gas Works in London, United Kingdom. Start scrolling to find out more.
SCENE
The fighting scenes in Vietnam.
ADDRESS
Armada Wy., London E6 7ER, United Kingdom
LOCATION
51.5140762329102, 0.0767573565244675
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LOCATION DETAILS
Beckton Gasworks was a major London gasworks built to manufacture coal gas and other products including coke from coal. It has been variously described as the largest gas works in Europe. It operated from 1870 to 1976. The Vietnam scenes for the movie were shot first before the actors had to film the bootcamp. Matthew Modine told The Guardian during an interview about filming: “I was never certain why we shot the film backwards, but I knew we had to be out of Beckton gasworks by a certain date because it was scheduled for demolition.”
(source Wikipedia, The Guardian)
TAGS
factory
ACTORS
Matthew Modine
SYNOPSIS
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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ADDRESS
Armada Wy., London E6 7ER, United Kingdom
LOCATION
51.5140762329102, 0.0767573565244675
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