 Asbestos and hundreds of other chemicals poisoned the ground and air.Modine documents details of shooting at Beckton in his book, "Full Metal Jacket Diary" (2005).During the boot camp sequence of the film, Modine and the other recruits had to endure the rigors of Marine Corps training, including having Ermey yelling at them for 10 hours a day during the shooting of the Parris Island scenes.