Oscar-winning director Stanley Kubrick’s daughter, Vivian, hit back at those upset at the use of her late dad’s work in former President Donald Trump’s latest ad about our military.
“TO THOSE WHO THINK MY FATHER WOULDN’T HAVE WANTED #TRUMP TO USE FMJ [Full Metal Jacket] FOOTAGE,” Kubrick’s daughter wrote in a post on Sunday on X, about the use of footage from her late father’s brutal film about military basic training and war in the 1987 movie “Full Metal Jacket.”
“I agree in principle that an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke US military and thus war itself — however — these are very dangerous and strange times and thus using this footage is doubtless pure expedience,” the daughter of the late film maker wrote.
“Because I’m sure the irony of using FMJ footage is not lost on Trump or his team — Trump is always…
