dwk wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2026 5:29 pm
Someone on reddit asked Criterion about the behind the scenes footage of Full Metal Jacket and posted Criterion's response
“The “18 hours of footage” you’re referring to is unedited, unsynchronized 16MM material that was shot by Vivian Kubrick around the filming of Full Metal Jacket. This footage was not made available to us, however, Criterion were granted permission to include a short excerpt of largely unseen behind-the-scenes material, edited in 2005 by filmmaker and musician Katie deVidas, that was part of the touring Stanley Kubrick Exhibition organized by the German Film Museum and the Stanley Kubrick Archive. This excerpt is unique material that is different from the behind-the-scenes Full Metal Jacket footage featured in Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes and Jan Harlan’s Stanley Kubrick: Life In Pictures and not available on previous home video editions.”
I remember some of these clips. Kubrick actually addresses the camera at a few points and remarks about how impressive the pyrotechnics are
DimitriL wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2026 3:00 pm
Yup. At least some of that Whitney footage appeared on the Criterion 2001 laserdisc, IIRC.
And like I mentioned, has all been recently restored in 4K by his estate along with his brother's work.
I'm still very curious about what they get from Graphic Films. Apparently the negative for Voyage to the Moon is currently stored at Fotokem in Burbank.
