“Born To Kill” On ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Art To Be Restored On Prime Video

One of the central conceits in one of Stanley Kubrick‘s most popular works will be restored on Prime Video after mysteriously disappearing. There has been an uproar in the past few days when the helmet in the poster for Full Metal Jacket appeared without the phrase “born to kill” on it, fueled by a social post by the actor who wore the helmet in the movie, Matthew Modine.

As of midday Wednesday, the altered art was still up on the movie’s Prime Video landing page (In thumbnails for the film, the original poster is used). Following inquiries by Deadline to both Amazon and Full Metal Jacket distributor Warner Bros., the updated poster was replaced by a still from the movie.

According to sources, Warner Bros. has asked that the “detail page” for Full Metal Jacket be updated to reflect the original art. See below photos of the movie’s main page before and after the image swap.

Throughout Kubrick’s 1987 masterful commentary on war, the main …