The movie had a bit of everything: Good actors/acting, a good script, a fight scene, drama, a little comedy, a little romance, very popular theme song.
@@kotk05 IDK what it was - like it burned too bright, or something - but it definitely hasn't had the staying power to become a classic, even though it was hugely popular at the time. I remember even Jim and Tammy licensed it so they could sing a version for their show, "LORD lift us up where we belong... "
The difference between Lee Emory's opening scene in "Full Metal Jacket" and Louis Gossett's in this one is that Emory, being a retired Marine Drill Sergeant, wasn't acting- he was just being himself. Louis Gossett was so awesome in this opening, you'd think HE was a retired Marine Drill Sergeant, too. Hands down, this was Louis's best role EVER.
I didn't buy this guy's performance at all, the whole scene was horseshit, from a chalk line on a grass field to the low energy of the DI. I'd have to be born under a rock to think this is representive of the real deal.
On the actual set, Louis Gossett Jr ignored his co actors throughout the entire filming so that he could come in character as a DI and not socialize or warm up to them. He would actually sit far from them and not interact with them at all. His fellow actors thought of him the worst until filming was completed and he was able to come out of character. He was then described as the most humble man they've ever met while in Hollywood. True story.
@@iamtragos If you are a "boot", or an officer candidate, you have NO position in the military. The Senior Drill Instructor has years of service, you speak to them when spoken to directly, and you follow the proper form of address when you do. If they perceive that you are not respecting them and their position, you WILL suffer for that.
I was a DI at the academy in 2013 and it’s still like this!!! I’m so proud to have taught some of the brightest and talented youth in our nation!!! Getting into the academy is harder than getting into Harvard!!
DI?!? You were a D umb I diot? They are called Drill Instructors. Period. Drop and give me 50 sweetheart! Academy?!? Every real marine knows that it's as bootcamp.
Louis Gossett, Jr. was the only choice in 1982 for Best Supporting Actor. Well-deserved Oscar for a tremendous actor. He carried so many scenes in this movie.
"braydenolsendelsolhs188 Louis Gossett, Jr. was the only choice in 1982 for Best Supporting Actor. Well-deserved Oscar for a tremendous actor. He carried so many scenes in this movie." I guess you didn't see any other movies that year.
An E9 is a special person. The cream of the crop of the enlisted corps. The top. Despite their status, their paychecks are only about the same as an 03 fixing to make 04 or an early 04 with 10 years in.
a totally classic scene. nobody could have played set, foley the way louis gossett junior did. it was one of the finest performances i have ever seen in a movie.
I'm so happy he'll always be remembered as an Oscar winner for his mesmorizing performance in this movie. Very richly deserved! Rest in peace Mr. Gossett Jr 🕊️❤️
This movie is great on so many levels. All the acting was tremendous, the script was believable, the characters were well developed and it had a happy ending. Movies like this dont come around very often.
I used to work with a guy and frequently when I returned from a break he'd say, "Where your been? Listening to Mick Jagger music and bad mouthing your country, I'll bet!"
One of the best movie scenes ever. I loved this movie. Great chemistry between Lou Gossett Jr. and Richard Gere. Fight scene in the hanger between Gere and Gossett was a classic. Loved this movie.
Actually, my Chief Drill Instructor GySGT Buck Welcher, USMC, was one of the military advisors in this film. R. Lee Ermey was initially an advisor to Stanley Kubrick in "Full Metal Jacket". When none of the actors auditioning for the GySGT Hartman part impressed Kubrick enough, he had Ermey read some lines. In one of the few times Kubrick took the advise of an actor, he allowed Ermey to improvise much of Hartman's lines in the movie. Ermey commented that none of what the screenwriters wrote for the Hartman character USMC Drill Instructors would say to recruits. I had flashbacks during the first half of "Full Metal Jacket" as well as "An Officer and a Gentleman". 'Semper Fi', carry on..
My Marine Drill Instructor in Navy Officer Candidate School was Staff Sergeant Eli Watkins, a double for Lou Gossett Jr. Things he taught me kept me alive for the next 36 years of my aviation career. Thank you.
My father is retired CPO USN. I was 3yo and I had just arrived to the US with my mom when this movie came out. One of my 1st movies I watched with my parents at the $1 matinee theater. Ah the good old days...
@@22espec I will pray for you as well as him. With our prayers our grandson became squad leader and within his first year achieved Lance Corporal. A year later he is now a full Corporal with blood stripe.
The story itself is what intrigued me more than the special effects. Hence the "enlightened" requirement. If I had to compare it to something today, the closest would be "The Last Samurai"...also for enlightened people. Sadly...you won't understand any of it. :)
Archangel the Stylish ouch, don't ever call a Marine adrill Instructor that or he'll have your ass. Calling them anything other than drill instructor or Marine once out is an insult
R Lee Ermy was the advisor for this movie. He started as an advisor for full metal jacket but the director fired the original D.I. and moved Ermey up. Most of his lines are add libed and go much better being as he was an actual D.I.
R Lee Ermy stood at attention and gave his spiel while they threw tennis balls at him. He just went on without flinching or repeating himself. It impressed Kubrick who had to ask him was was a reach around
One thing I respect about the military is the ability to instill discipline and honor into members. Although some sensitive people would think this movie is extreme, however, they miss point. Transforming men and women into defenders of freedom, people who are willing to give their lives for you and I. Much respect to ALL of them, past and present.
i just found out this week about the R word, by a kid girl nascar driver how ridiculous has gotten, call me fat old i might get offended if you dont call me wet back or beaner,
I was an extra in Mayo’s platoon. Still can’t believe I wasn’t give an Oscar for my outstanding performance as background noise. Damnnnnnn youuuuuu Lou Gossett.
I was an extra and can’t believe this would upset anyone. But I guess it does. Sorry to all who were offended by this post of my great adventure into Hollywood.
I would be scared to death if I were any of them toeing that line. The Drill Sergeant sounds like he means business. Louis Gossett Jr. brought this to life and I loved the performances of Gere and Keith.
figures. how about the asswipe that said this is the Army instead of the Navy? Regardless, both gave that shitbag the right to make an ass out of himself on TH-cam. Sweet Pea!
TheNw1218 marine OCS is arguably easier then Navy because it's only 6 weeks. You have to be in ROTC, Naval Academy, or currently enlisted to apply. Can't be a straight up college grad
Adrianna De Vega i was stationed in Pensacola FL where OCS school is and those kats were treated much better than in this clip and from my exp in boot camp. Im sure its way more relaxed since that POS Obama fucked our military. Met a marine who was honorably discharged not long ago telling me how much the rules of engagement had changed from Bush to Obama. Told me when Obama was in office you had to go through so much red tape to engage the enemy(Afghanistan) as opposed to when Bush was the president. That POS Obama was a disgrace to our military.
I think this is more specialized than just a Navy OCS. This is a tech school for Naval Aviotors MOS. It is not unusual to have a variety of services involved in the tech schools. As an Air Force Weather apprentice I was trained by Navy,Marines,Air Force NCOs in the same school.Then I was assigned to ARMY bases frequently and even had civilian weather personnel supervising me.
I couldn't believe he won an Oscar. Might be the only one I wanted to get one that did. I was about 8 years out of basic training myself when I saw this movie, and he was SO much like my drill sergeants. Absolutely great portrayal.
Not seen in 40+ years, this is far more of a psychologically brutal army drill sergeant performance than Lee Ermey gave in Full Metal Jacket. Maybe because there’s no dramatic effects or music, and that omission seems to somehow enhance the new recruits paranoia and fear of being humiliated. This is probably Lou Gosset jnrs greatest ever performance, Oscar winning from start to finish, wow!
@@TheGoober2100 You’re right, they’re not army, my bad. They portrayed Gunnery Sergeant drill instructors. Interestingly Lee Ermey was actually promoted to Ginnery Sergeant 30 years after retiring. He retired as a Staff Sergeant in 1972.
This was my life at one time and I will never forget the bill of that hat being pounded against my head and the yelling in my ear. Fortunately, I survived and graduated 2nd in my class. It was the hardest thing I ever did in my life besides being married to a redhead for 45 years.
Thank you Sir, for your service, you deserve the badge for "Bravery and Endurance"...just for the 45 years. You have gone BeYoNd the call of duty, Sir!
Interesting fact. after Mayo and the class graduate, its a Navy tradition to get their 1st salute from their Drill Instructor, in this case, Foley. The tradition is to give a silver follar coin and Foley salutes the officer. Tradition has it that the drill instructor put the silver coin in his left pocket, but with Mayo, because he was special candidate, Foley puts it in his right pocket. Just wanna give a little better insight into that scene. Also, when Paula has Zach over for dinner with her family, the miserable stepfather was Victor French. When Zach and Paula go outside to talk, Paula refers to her mom being 39, and that 22 years prior her mother met her father who was an Officer Candidate like Zach. Do the math. Mom is 39, Paula is 22. That means her mom was 17 when she met her dad. Just giving yiu all netter insight into this phenomenal movie.
In the MAD magazine parody, during the graduation scene, one officer says, "Throwing your hats in the air at graduation is the oldest Navy tradition!" Another says, "The second oldest is finding them afterwards!"
I was stationed at Ft Bragg NC, 5th MASH when I saw this movie back in 1982...It's amazing and kind-of odd that I vividly remember going to the base theater to see this...It's an amazing movie and an even more awesome memory!
Mr.Louis Gossett,Jr- Rest In Peace sir. Thank you for your outstanding performances television and film. Also qbove everything mention we appreciate you being an even better human being.
Seen this scene dozens of times and it never gets old. LMAO when he pushes his brim into Mayo's head. Don't know how they did the scene without laughing.
@aattitude That is assuming they do keep it to themselves and not push their lifestyle on someone else. Onboard a ship there is essentially zero privacy, and one has to feel comfortable in intimate quarters.
It may have been a Richard Gere lead role, but Louis Gossett took the film to new level. How many 1990 flight cadets joined the Naval Academy because of this film?
R. Lee Ermey was a Marine DI before he went into movies, he didn’t need to steal anything. Gossett’s lines were scripted, Ermey was just improvising much of his dialogue.
"Be proud of them wings, they're the only ones you'll leave here wit, Mayo... naise!" ha ha, just great! This scene, the scene from Scent Of A Woman, and the you can't handle the truth scene from A Few Good Men and the give up the guns scene from The American President are my favourites.
What I love about Gossett’s performance and something that hasn’t quite caught on to me until I watch the movie more is that Foley does care about his platoon but has to maintain his naturally tough edge as a drill instructor. You saw this a little bit with Warren Oates the previous year in Stripes but Gossett took that to the max and that’s what I love. Also Gossett in every interview I’ve seen actually does seem like a pretty down to earth very nice guy and they usually make the best tough guys or villains in movies although Foley isn’t really a villain just more of a tough guy with a sensitive side.
Rest in peace Louis Gossett Jr..who passed away tday at age 87....
Same here, He was a legend
Yes, I agree.
🙏🙏🙏
Deserved the Award for his part in this movie.
ooh he passed may he rip
RIP Louis Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 - March 29, 2024), aged 87
You will be remembered as a legend
AMEN
RIP sir. This was my introduction to your great acting. I was too little for "Roots", I was like 5 in '77.
Same here, Semper Fi
@@jrussellcase Roots is the first place I saw him, as Fiddler.
Roots sucks.
You got to check out "The Deep". Sir Louis Gossett Jr. was great in that movie.
Lol, I was 5 like in 89.
The movie had a bit of everything: Good actors/acting, a good script, a fight scene, drama, a little comedy, a little romance, very popular theme song.
@@stanislavpetrov5955 I disagree, it was popular at the time, but I don't it was a very good song, just the chorus was good.
Yes and if it makes you cry definitely good movie
@@kotk05 IDK what it was - like it burned too bright, or something - but it definitely hasn't had the staying power to become a classic, even though it was hugely popular at the time. I remember even Jim and Tammy licensed it so they could sing a version for their show, "LORD lift us up where we belong... "
The fight scene was very awkward and clumsy.
The 80's were the golden age.
The difference between Lee Emory's opening scene in "Full Metal Jacket" and Louis Gossett's in this one is that Emory, being a retired Marine Drill Sergeant, wasn't acting- he was just being himself. Louis Gossett was so awesome in this opening, you'd think HE was a retired Marine Drill Sergeant, too. Hands down, this was Louis's best role EVER.
Btw. It’s R Lee Ermy. Not Emory
I didn't buy this guy's performance at all, the whole scene was horseshit, from a chalk line on a grass field to the low energy of the DI. I'd have to be born under a rock to think this is representive of the real deal.
On the actual set, Louis Gossett Jr ignored his co actors throughout the entire filming so that he could come in character as a DI and not socialize or warm up to them. He would actually sit far from them and not interact with them at all. His fellow actors thought of him the worst until filming was completed and he was able to come out of character. He was then described as the most humble man they've ever met while in Hollywood. True story.
He's had a ton of them I highly suggest u look them up
The gunny trained Lou Gossett Jr how to be a DI
Never, ever, address a Senior Drill Instructor as "Sarge". You will regret it.
Seems calling them a Ewe is worse.
They are "God".
@@curtisbryce5096 The Captain of my command was god, he threw fear into all of us. We dared no have failed him.
Why ?
@@iamtragos If you are a "boot", or an officer candidate, you have NO position in the military. The Senior Drill Instructor has years of service, you speak to them when spoken to directly, and you follow the proper form of address when you do. If they perceive that you are not respecting them and their position, you WILL suffer for that.
I was a DI at the academy in 2013 and it’s still like this!!! I’m so proud to have taught some of the brightest and talented youth in our nation!!! Getting into the academy is harder than getting into Harvard!!
DI?!? You were a D umb I diot? They are called Drill Instructors. Period. Drop and give me 50 sweetheart! Academy?!? Every real marine knows that it's as bootcamp.
RIP Mr Gossett you helped make an 80's classic that helped define the times, the military & life in general in those days.
Louis Gossett Junior really deserved his Oscar for this role.
R Lee Ermey should have won
@@David-bo5uc I heard that he trained Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in An Officer And A Gentleman in 1982.
He most certainly did.
0:31 it’s Griff from Married with Children
Louis Gossett, Jr. was the only choice in 1982 for Best Supporting Actor. Well-deserved Oscar for a tremendous actor. He carried so many scenes in this movie.
damn right- he was very very much 'believable' in this role.
I read this as he was the only nominee, which he was not.
He outshined Richard Gere and Debra Wanger
"braydenolsendelsolhs188 Louis Gossett, Jr. was the only choice in 1982 for Best Supporting Actor. Well-deserved Oscar for a tremendous actor. He carried so many scenes in this movie."
I guess you didn't see any other movies that year.
Reminds me of my old man career military E-9. Thank God for his discipline and no nonsense approach made me the man I am today. Rest in Peace dad.
An E9 is a special person. The cream of the crop of the enlisted corps. The top. Despite their status, their paychecks are only about the same as an 03 fixing to make 04 or an early 04 with 10 years in.
RIP Louis Gossett Jr today we lost a legend. He was an amazing actor
a totally classic scene. nobody could have played set, foley the way louis gossett junior did. it was one of the finest performances i have ever seen in a movie.
R Lee Ermey trained him up.
Absolutely!! And he deserved his Oscar he won!
Are you eye-balling his performance?
@@MarcillaSmith no. i was making a very intelligent comment, about an outstanding performance, by Louis Gossett, jr.
I could see Samuel L Jackson doing this.
Classic scene. Lou Gossett Jr. deserved the Oscar.
He won the Oscar
This is hilarious Lou Gossett Jr played this part ,I can't stop laughing at what he said to the short guy at the end 😂😂😂😂
Hell yeah.
@@FreedomFighter2112 I said he deserved it.
@@mattfoley6082 He is a great actor.
RIP mr. Gossett. Great actor is gone, but his work lives on.
One of the best movies ever for so many reasons. A true classic!
I'm so happy he'll always be remembered as an Oscar winner for his mesmorizing performance in this movie. Very richly deserved! Rest in peace Mr. Gossett Jr 🕊️❤️
This movie is great on so many levels. All the acting was tremendous, the script was believable, the characters were well developed and it had a happy ending. Movies like this dont come around very often.
The guy hung himself. That's not what I call a Happy ending. Oops, spoiler alert!
"Use your peripheral vision!" LOL. "listening to Mick Jagger & bad mouthing your country." 😂😂😂😂
I used to work with a guy and frequently when I returned from a break he'd say, "Where your been? Listening to Mick Jagger music and bad mouthing your country, I'll bet!"
Me: How about we let this Germans win this time
😂😂😂
Well deserved Oscar for Lou Gossett Jr.
John Bertrand Excellent performance
Amen to that
Amen
John Bertrand - he played this part to the tee
Absolutely. Brilliant.
One of the best movie scenes ever. I loved this movie. Great chemistry between Lou Gossett Jr. and Richard Gere. Fight scene in the hanger between Gere and Gossett was a classic. Loved this movie.
Man I loved Lou Gossett in this movie. He should have won every acting award you can give.
Came here after he died.
My favorite of his was in Iron Eagle
this has to be one of the greatest scenes in a movie ever just fantastic
This was one of the movies I watched to prep before Marine Corps bootcamp in 86. I'm sure glad I did. 😂
Louis Gossett Jr for sure deserved awards for this role. Friggin awesome acting!
Agree Where is his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
RIP Louis Gossett Jr. You will forever be remembered.
i love this kind of acting, act so well it just seems real.
Village Cooking how acting is supposed to be...
@@heydudedolfan13 In no world are Al Pacino and Marlon Brando the best actors, boyo.
*R.I.P. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr*
Hm, same fucking jokes as Full metal jacket. And this movie came first.
+Ben Andersson was just thinking the same thing
+Ben Andersson the only difference is that sarge is black and the other is white
Think Ermey advised on this.
its marine DI jokes so its stole from the marine corps
Actually, my Chief Drill Instructor GySGT Buck Welcher, USMC, was one of the military advisors in this film. R. Lee Ermey was initially an advisor to Stanley Kubrick in "Full Metal Jacket". When none of the actors auditioning for the GySGT Hartman part impressed Kubrick enough, he had Ermey read some lines. In one of the few times Kubrick took the advise of an actor, he allowed Ermey to improvise much of Hartman's lines in the movie. Ermey commented that none of what the screenwriters wrote for the Hartman character USMC Drill Instructors would say to recruits. I had flashbacks during the first half of "Full Metal Jacket" as well as "An Officer and a Gentleman". 'Semper Fi', carry on..
Louis Gossett, Jr.
May 27, 1936
March 29, 2024
Rest in Power
Clowns just saying dumb stuff. Power is of jesus, not man
My Marine Drill Instructor in Navy Officer Candidate School was Staff Sergeant Eli Watkins, a double for Lou Gossett Jr. Things he taught me kept me alive for the next 36 years of my aviation career. Thank you.
My Officer in charge was Capt Dat V. Lam when I was in OTS. He was tough, but fair. I respected him then, and I still do today
Gossett's best role hands down. He even got the Oscar.
My father is retired CPO USN. I was 3yo and I had just arrived to the US with my mom when this movie came out. One of my 1st movies I watched with my parents at the $1 matinee theater. Ah the good old days...
My grandson is in Marine boot camp right now. We pray for him every day.
God has nothing to do in boot camp, only your own will may help you
@@22espec I will pray for you as well as him. With our prayers our grandson became squad leader and within his first year achieved Lance Corporal. A year later he is now a full Corporal with blood stripe.
Louis Gossett jr is incredible in this movie. What a great actor.
Louis Gossett did and OUTSTANDING job. A brilliant performance.
He was even better in "Enemy Mine".
I guess it's for a more enlightened person to watch, then...I thought it to be a fantastic movie.
The story itself is what intrigued me more than the special effects. Hence the "enlightened" requirement. If I had to compare it to something today, the closest would be "The Last Samurai"...also for enlightened people.
Sadly...you won't understand any of it. :)
WTF????
One of the all time great movie performances. RIP Mr Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett
Lee Ermey
Two coolest drill sergeants ever.
USMC is drill instructor...army is drill Sgt.
Archangel the Stylish ...and R Lee Ermy actually was a Marine and really was a Marine D.I.
R. Lee Ermey helped train Louis Gossett for this role.
Except one was a lot more physical.
Archangel the Stylish ouch, don't ever call a Marine adrill Instructor that or he'll have your ass. Calling them anything other than drill instructor or Marine once out is an insult
Oscar winning performance by Gosset Jr.....Literally
Navy trained by Marine. The black actor deservedly won an Oscar for his performance
olgasM3 😂😂 yeah Lou Gosset was awesome
He has a name.
olgasM3 United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy we sign their paychecks 01 and 15 of each month US Navy
You think he should win an Oscar but couldnt be bothered to learn his name. Says a lot about you. It says you are a shithead.
+Jj Ford Navy give you a medal for that?
They Don’t make em Like This ANYMORE! 1:13 😔
R Lee Ermy was the advisor for this movie. He started as an advisor for full metal jacket but the director fired the original D.I. and moved Ermey up. Most of his lines are add libed and go much better being as he was an actual D.I.
The original actor ended up playing the gunner in the gunship scene
jeremy stewert re 5 grrrdf#
jeremy stewert my uncle used to live next door to him and he was also a DI in the Corp.
R Lee Ermy stood at attention and gave his spiel while they threw tennis balls at him. He just went on without flinching or repeating himself. It impressed Kubrick who had to ask him was was a reach around
He was one of the very few that Kubrick allowed to ad lib.
RIP Louis Gossett jr. You were a part of a great decade in movies.
what a all time classic.
One thing I respect about the military is the ability to instill discipline and honor into members. Although some sensitive people would think this movie is extreme, however, they miss point. Transforming men and women into defenders of freedom, people who are willing to give their lives for you and I. Much respect to ALL of them, past and present.
The #1 purpose of drill camp is programing to follow orders, with no questioning allowed.
Early 80's. The good Ole days of political In-Correction...
This couldn’t happen now days.
@@laurancebell3015 Oh heck no, they have had sensitivity training.
@Iafiv Iv for there gay is the biggest insult there is
Oh, it’s so sad that we’re not supposed to bully people by calling them gay... it’s a reak tragedy to the humanity... (sarcasm OFF)
i just found out this week about the R word, by a kid girl nascar driver how ridiculous has gotten, call me fat old i might get offended if you dont call me wet back or beaner,
Lou Gosset is SO good in this role
I was an extra in Mayo’s platoon. Still can’t believe I wasn’t give an Oscar for my outstanding performance as background noise. Damnnnnnn youuuuuu Lou Gossett.
Prove it.
you are full of shit..!
Don't sa y it too loud, he may be reading this😍
I was an extra and can’t believe this would upset anyone. But I guess it does. Sorry to all who were offended by this post of my great adventure into Hollywood.
@@Thekennel177 Got any stories?
Paying my DEEPEST respects to the one and only Lou Gossett, Jr. Just an INCREDIBLE actor and human being. God rest his soul.
😢R.I.P Louis was an exceptional actor, I loved his role in "An Officer An A Gentleman" he will be missed...🕊😔
RIP Louis Gossett Jr. You were fabulous in this movie!
I'll bet Mick and the boys laughed their arses off at that opening line.
Winterstick549 bad mouthing your country......lol and listening to Mick Jagger music
That’s Griff from Married with Children.
I thought he was gonna DOR to go sell shoes with Al Bundy
Harold Sylvester
2020: Listenin' to rap music and bad-mouthin' your country I'll bet!
Or twerking and bad-mouthing, haha
listening to childish gambino, and bath mouthing your country lol
2024....
Interesting to note....several of his insult/threat lines, were later used by R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket.
Rest in peace Louis
First meeting between the drill instructor and Mayo-naze.
Damn. Foley was not only a top -notch DI, but he had the world's
greatest hearing as well.
I would be scared to death if I were any of them toeing that line. The Drill Sergeant sounds like he means business. Louis Gossett Jr. brought this to life and I loved the performances of Gere and Keith.
Francis Lee I was in Quantico 1988 OCS
+Francis Lee-- I'm convinced. Thank you for serving sir, Semper Fi.
now N Korea back on track to light up.
Jym E. Changa back in the day they had more options
even though gossett won an Oscar for this performance, it still pails to Emery's in full metal jacket
And that's how you win an Oscar.
All the Dislikes are coming from Oklahoma.
figures. how about the asswipe that said this is the Army instead of the Navy? Regardless, both gave that shitbag the right to make an ass out of himself on TH-cam. Sweet Pea!
Only two things come from Oklahoma: Steers, and exports that originate in Oklahoma.
The "steers and queers" line wouldn't fly today.
Hey idiots what’s the only state to have not one single county go Obama during both of those elections? Yep, that’s us. Know it, live it.
2016BMWi8 They are in competition with Texas.
Heck I was still standing at attention even after his speech!
this is Navy OCS, the candidates are trained by a gunnery Sergeant from the USMC(which is a branch from the US Navy)
Adrianna De Vega imagine if this was usmc officer candidate school.
TheNw1218 marine OCS is arguably easier then Navy because it's only 6 weeks. You have to be in ROTC, Naval Academy, or currently enlisted to apply. Can't be a straight up college grad
Adrianna De Vega i was stationed in Pensacola FL where OCS school is and those kats were treated much better than in this clip and from my exp in boot camp. Im sure its way more relaxed since that POS Obama fucked our military. Met a marine who was honorably discharged not long ago telling me how much the rules of engagement had changed from Bush to Obama. Told me when Obama was in office you had to go through so much red tape to engage the enemy(Afghanistan) as opposed to when Bush was the president. That POS Obama was a disgrace to our military.
Adrianna De Vega and they go thru the same hell.
I think this is more specialized than just a Navy OCS. This is a tech school for Naval Aviotors MOS. It is not unusual to have a variety of services involved in the tech schools. As an Air Force Weather apprentice I was trained by Navy,Marines,Air Force NCOs in the same school.Then I was assigned to ARMY bases frequently and even had civilian weather personnel supervising me.
R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr.
May 27: Happy birthday Louis Gossett Jr.,Academy Award (Oscar) winner, Emmy winner. Thank you and God bless. Classic
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I couldn't believe he won an Oscar. Might be the only one I wanted to get one that did. I was about 8 years out of basic training myself when I saw this movie, and he was SO much like my drill sergeants. Absolutely great portrayal.
Lou Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for this movie.
What an amazing actor he was.
I couldn't stand there and do this scene with a straight face.
Rest in Peace Mr. Gosset Jr
Gossett was GREAT as Foley
R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr. ❤ What an actor! Legend.
Not seen in 40+ years, this is far more of a psychologically brutal army drill sergeant performance than Lee Ermey gave in Full Metal Jacket. Maybe because there’s no dramatic effects or music, and that omission seems to somehow enhance the new recruits paranoia and fear of being humiliated. This is probably Lou Gosset jnrs greatest ever performance, Oscar winning from start to finish, wow!
They aren’t army. Both are portraying marine corp drill instructors.
@@TheGoober2100 You’re right, they’re not army, my bad. They portrayed Gunnery Sergeant drill instructors. Interestingly Lee Ermey was actually promoted to Ginnery Sergeant 30 years after retiring. He retired as a Staff Sergeant in 1972.
This was my life at one time and I will never forget the bill of that hat being pounded against my head and the yelling in my ear. Fortunately, I survived and graduated 2nd in my class. It was the hardest thing I ever did in my life besides being married to a redhead for 45 years.
Thank you Sir, for your service, you deserve the badge for "Bravery and Endurance"...just for the 45 years. You have gone BeYoNd the call of duty, Sir!
Interesting fact. after Mayo and the class graduate, its a Navy tradition to get their 1st salute from their Drill Instructor, in this case, Foley. The tradition is to give a silver follar coin and Foley salutes the officer. Tradition has it that the drill instructor put the silver coin in his left pocket, but with Mayo, because he was special candidate, Foley puts it in his right pocket.
Just wanna give a little better insight into that scene.
Also, when Paula has Zach over for dinner with her family, the miserable stepfather was Victor French.
When Zach and Paula go outside to talk, Paula refers to her mom being 39, and that 22 years prior her mother met her father who was an Officer Candidate like Zach.
Do the math. Mom is 39, Paula is 22. That means her mom was 17 when she met her dad.
Just giving yiu all netter insight into this phenomenal movie.
Are Eisenhower silver dollars acceptable?
Thank you
Thanks for explaining that. I always wondered what he was putting in his pocket.
In the MAD magazine parody, during the graduation scene, one officer says, "Throwing your hats in the air at graduation is the oldest Navy tradition!" Another says, "The second oldest is finding them afterwards!"
@@huskyfaninmass1042 Yes. it's still US currency, even though it's been retired.
Thank you for a wonderful life and career, Louis Gossett Jr
Ah Lou Gossett Jr, you gift to humanity.
i changed my mind,,,, im going to kill the girl,,,,,i just wanted you to know that.
2025 and they dont make movies like this anymore
I was stationed at Ft Bragg NC, 5th MASH when I saw this movie back in 1982...It's amazing and kind-of odd that I vividly remember going to the base theater to see this...It's an amazing movie and an even more awesome memory!
Louis Gossett Jr. RIP I met him in 1987 with his wife. Very nice people and he was amusing. Semper Fi Sgt Foley
Superb movie...each actor played Thier parts so convincingly..and this scene...the highlight of the movie...
Mr.Louis Gossett,Jr-
Rest In Peace sir.
Thank you for your outstanding performances television and film.
Also qbove everything mention we appreciate you being an even better human being.
Seen this scene dozens of times and it never gets old. LMAO when he pushes his brim into Mayo's head. Don't know how they did the scene without laughing.
His Oscar was well-deserved. RIP, sir.
I'm pretty sure this is before "don't ask, don't tell".
Why do you ask?
Way before and way before the Navy and the military became so PC.
@aattitude That is assuming they do keep it to themselves and not push their lifestyle on someone else. Onboard a ship there is essentially zero privacy, and one has to feel comfortable in intimate quarters.
My top 3 Louis Gossett Jr. movie performances
1. An Officer and a Gentleman
2. Iron Eagle
3. Diggstown
It may have been a Richard Gere lead role, but Louis Gossett took the film to new level. How many 1990 flight cadets joined the Naval Academy because of this film?
A great actor, he will be missed. Rest easy, sir.
Wow I didn't realize full metal jacket stole this whole scene!
True !!!!
R. Lee Ermey was a Marine DI before he went into movies, he didn’t need to steal anything. Gossett’s lines were scripted, Ermey was just improvising much of his dialogue.
rip louis but oh my Richard Gere such a beautiful man
RIP to Ms. Bodacious Ta ta's hard to believe you've been dead since 2009
Word? I didn't know that!
Great movie great acting.. Time to watch it again.
Who was the toughest Drill Instructor, R Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket); Lou Gossett Jr (Officer and A Gentleman) or Viggo Mortensen (G.I. Jane)?
Robert Astrop Lee Ermey all the way, if for nothing else because he was the real deal. Look him up, he was an actual Marine DI.
Lee not even close.
Robert Astrop Armey GSGT Ermey US Marines E 8 I recall rip
R Lee Ermey was the real deal. Best lines. Meanest bastard. Best ever on film.
Ermey. Period.
Rest in Heaven Lou Gossett.
"Be proud of them wings, they're the only ones you'll leave here wit, Mayo... naise!" ha ha, just great! This scene, the scene from Scent Of A Woman, and the you can't handle the truth scene from A Few Good Men and the give up the guns scene from The American President are my favourites.
This dude is just a force of nature in this movie.
1:58 There Only Two Things That Come Out Of Los Angeles, LAKERS & CLIPPERS!
I can definitely tell that R. Lee Ermy's consultation on this movie helped Louis Gossett Jr. develop the character in a way that enhanced him.
In Army basic training if we called our Drill Sergeant "Sir" he would respond by saying "Never call me Sir, I work for a living".
Louis Gossett was a boss
What a performance......you would forever be etched in our memory as someone who exudes masculinity
Mr Lou Gossett did an amazing job as US Marine drill instructor.
What I love about Gossett’s performance and something that hasn’t quite caught on to me until I watch the movie more is that Foley does care about his platoon but has to maintain his naturally tough edge as a drill instructor. You saw this a little bit with Warren Oates the previous year in Stripes but Gossett took that to the max and that’s what I love. Also Gossett in every interview I’ve seen actually does seem like a pretty down to earth very nice guy and they usually make the best tough guys or villains in movies although Foley isn’t really a villain just more of a tough guy with a sensitive side.