One of the great acting performances IMHO.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j3_iPskjxk[/video]
RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
- duke63
- Posts: 15502
- Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:34
- Your Bike: Ducati 748/853 & Triumph Street Triple 765RS
- Location: Staffordshire
- Has thanked: 4181 times
- Been thanked: 4132 times
- Kwacky
- Posts: 38650
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4330 times
- Been thanked: 8376 times
- C00kiemonster
- Posts: 8459
- Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:11
- Your Bike: Triumph Street Triple 765 R
- Location: Not Froggie Land
- Has thanked: 4328 times
- Been thanked: 1744 times
- Jack
- Posts: 2629
- Joined: 11 Mar 2014, 21:49
- Your Bike:
- Has thanked: 1396 times
- Been thanked: 1636 times
- Contact:
Re: RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Did he improvise that entire scene ? I vaguely remember being told that he did .
- Kwacky
- Posts: 38650
- Joined: 21 Oct 2013, 21:52
- Your Bike: Brutale 800RR, 1000SX Ninja
- Location: Brum
- Has thanked: 4330 times
- Been thanked: 8376 times
Re: RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Not quite. As a former marine drill instructor he was brought in to act as an advisor. During some of the test script runs he was showing them what he would say and how he would say it. Kubrick loved his style so much he made him an actor as well. I think some of the film has snippets of the test runs added to it.
- D41
- Posts: 12980
- Joined: 22 Sep 2014, 11:36
- Your Bike: Triumph Daytona 650.
- Has thanked: 4302 times
- Been thanked: 1132 times
Re: RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Yep....the stuff he did can't be 'acted' per se...has to come from the gut.
RIP.
RIP.
- Deegee
- Posts: 4206
- Joined: 02 Apr 2014, 11:20
- Your Bike: Daytona 675 & Tiger 900
- Location: Côte d'Essex
- Has thanked: 1046 times
- Been thanked: 967 times
Re: RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Exactly as I heard it, if it’s urban legend as least it’s consistent.Kwacky wrote:Not quite. As a former marine drill instructor he was brought in to act as an advisor. During some of the test script runs he was showing them what he would say and how he would say it. Kubrick loved his style so much he made him an actor as well. I think some of the film has snippets of the test runs added to it.
- D41
- Posts: 12980
- Joined: 22 Sep 2014, 11:36
- Your Bike: Triumph Daytona 650.
- Has thanked: 4302 times
- Been thanked: 1132 times
Re: RIP R Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
FMJ wasn't his first acting job....he was in Apocaplyse Now very briefly, Boys In Company C, etc. (Company C is worth a watch, I suppose)
Dale Dye is another Vietnam vet. who's had a good career as an advisor-come-actor.
Dale Dye is another Vietnam vet. who's had a good career as an advisor-come-actor.