The boot camp portion of the movie is so good that the Vietnam half of the film almost feels like a letdown without Pyle in it. He played the heck out of that role. The transformation was unreal.
@@66kaisersoza Yeah Man, LOVE that theory. It all adds up with the lighting in the dreams vs reality. Sometimes Ager gets ahead of Himself or carried away, but I think He was on the money with this movie.
@@smaller_cathedrals A steady gig pays the bills, gives you exposure, name recognition, and a chance to hone your talent. Primarily to pay the bills, though, IMO.
My friends and I watched Full Metal Jacket when it first came out. We were kids laughing at Pyle in the beginning but the laughter stopped when the soap beating happened.
My brother had the cardboard standy from the movie in his bedroom in the late 80s. We used to get them from our local video store. This film actually made him WANT to join the Marines. Some people takeaway the wrong message from movies...
@@SnoopyReads What wrong message? The movie's message isn't anti-Marine. I think it addresses the cognitive dissonance that runs rampant through a warfighter's head: Do the thing you've been trained to do all while fighting that deep-rooted programming that says killing is wrong.
D'onofrio's role was a very traumatic one and judging by the way Pyle was treated by Hartmann, I'm not surprised that he remembers so much. Modine did an interview in which he stated that as Joker, he "wanted to kill" Pyle.
I did basic training at Bassingbourn barracks in 01, and It was surreal seeing all the same buildings and roads from FMJ, what an outstanding film and performance from Vincent.
@@jamiewilson5679 I believe the 'Nam scenes were filmed at a disused gas station in London, but all the training scenes were filmed at Bassingbourn from what I gather. Although I think the bunk rooms were a sound stage.
@@jamiewilson5679 'cinematyler' has some great video's on here about the making of FMJ. The use of UK locations really is fascinating to see. As well as the aforementioned Bassingbourn. The abandoned Beckton gas works in east london formed the bulk of the Vietnam 'urban' scenes. The more rural Vietnam scenes were filmed on Cliffe marshes, near the thames estuary in Kent.
Both of those men have [or had] an amazing ability to become the person they portrayed. They inhabited the characters they were playing. in the case of Lee Ermy I'd say it was rather easy, since he had been a Marine DI at MCRD SanDiego. But for Vince DiNofrio it was probably a little more difficult, since he kept laughing at all of the comment Lee was making. But they both made that dynamic work so well. God bless 'em both. Lee...SEMPER FI to a BROTHER MARINE. Vince...Semper Fi to an Honorary Brother Marine.
Most people probably wouldn't know this but the second half of the movie was actually shot first... they filmed the entire "vietnam" section and then had a break in filming for a couple months before they resumed to filming the boot camp segment. Just before shooting commenced on the boot camp part, Lee Ermy was in a car accident and had multiple ribs broken. When they were shooting his scenes, Ermy was in huge pain the entire time, having to yell and scream his lines, other actors on set reported him keeling over in between takes and clutching at his torso and struggling to catch his breath. Absolute legendary performance he managed to put on still.
I read that Kubrick stopped the shoot when Ermey yelled the “reach-around” line and asked Ermey what he meant. Ermey was nervous about telling him but when he did, Kubrick started laughing really hard and decided to keep the line in the film.
What a part. Vincent made it one of the most interesting in all of Kubrick's films. The change in Leonard was shocking but it was meant to be that way after his personality changed and he fully committed to killing.
When I first watched Full Metal Jacket I had no idea who R. Lee Ermey was but I knew he was the real deal. There are certain things I saw that only a real drill instructor would know and how to compose themselves. He was exactly like the drill Sargent I had in basic training and R.Lee’s demeanor and military bearing was spot on. Only the real deal would know how to pull it off .
Anyone can blank on a name. I recently blanked on Lou Albano's name even though I used to watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show religiously and I knew damn well who played Mario.
Once a Marine, always a Marine. R. Lee was exactly like my Drill Instructors when I stepped on the yellow footprints at MCRD San Diego in June of 1974.
Me too. His character was actually quite scary. He'd be calm and methodical then out of NOWHERE!!! HE'D YELL and EXPLODE with rage, then immediately switch it off. His totally unpredictable fury was rather terrifying
Armey had had acting experiences in the past. The first time I saw him was in the movie, "The Boy's in Company C." There he also played a Drill Sgt. Then he was in another movie called "Purple Hearts." Again he played a Marine NCO in Vietnam. He also was in the film "Apocalypse Now" where he is a Army chopper pilot. But he really stood out in Full Metal Jacket. I think he help make that film. The man he replaced as the DI, was the door gunner shooting civilians.
This movie was released the year after I completed my own USMC recruit training (boot camp) and it sure brought back memories. MCRD training did not change much between the 1960's until the end of the 80's so everything except for being choked by a DI actually happened. There were a few injuries and fatalities of recruits, mostly at Parris Island but enough to make changes. I was the first group to enjoy those changes as the DI's could no longer actually strike you or choke you, however you would be amazed at what they came up with. Instead of hitting you they just slammed you into a wall or on the ground. They spit on you as in hocking a big one on you, and they would slap you and even kick you. It sucked, it was not fun. At least not in 86'.
'85-'89... four of us sitting in a movie theater, several times clued in that we were the only ones (everyone else was a civi) laughing at the shear reality of it all...
I was an air marshal on a flight from Pittsburgh to Philly and had the pleasure of sitting next to him on the flight. Great actor and a first class guy
Love D'Onofrio's in this movie so convincing, his acting and what he has done. R. Lee Ermey was originally brought in to coach the actors for drill sergeant, but ended up getting the part because he was so good.
I met R. Lee Ermey during the 60th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, he was the nicest most down to earth person, I spoke to him for about an hour while standing on top of Mt Suribachi and it was like talking to a person I knew my whole life. RIP Gunny!
This intresting to hear. I'm always curious about the creative process, what goes into making such a film and the overall talent involved. TERRANCE OUT
Dude is unrecognizable to me. If he was in the line in front of me at the store I'd have no idea. But once he started talking I'd hear his voice and it would drive me crazy because I'd never be able to reconcile the person in front of me with the voice I recognized.
R. Lee Ermey did have a soft side in his life. He had a good sense of humor and I loved him in the Toy Story movies and Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex
Vincent played an awesome character in the movie and while I wasn't alive during the Vietnam War, but he captured the character of Private Pyle, it all changed when he shot Gunny and then took his own life.
YAP, HE WAS THE REAL DEAL AND I MISS HIM, I ALSO LOVE WATCHING THE BIG ITALIAN GUY, THAT ROLE IN REMAKE OF THE MAGNIFICANT 7, WOW, I'M ALSO OF ITALIAN DESENT !!!
Vincent D nofrio is A class Act Sincerely True Legend in his own right as Fantastic realistic Character Actor ! I know the Cell (2000) with Him and JLO and Vince Vaughn was not that highly unlikely That Great of Crime Drama?! Sincerely from his hilarious portrayal in Men in Black (1997) that Edgar in an Edgar suit Alien Character awe man!! 😂 and his Time on Law& order Criminal intent! Vincent does not get the deserved props he gets! Anyways speaking on the late Great Arile Emmery yeah That OG you can Tell the intensity of Drill Sergeant type Character Cold hearted to Vincent's character in Full Metal Jacket! He had enough his Character went insane just Fantastic realistic Characterization deep depth sorrow and dysfunction! Vincent is true actor thank you again sir for some memorable Characters you have portrayed! Looks like he's still getting ready to Continue his Kingpin aka Wilson Fisk For Marvel Disney?!
that's not exactly true, R. Lee Ermy wasn't so green, not only was it not his first movie; it wasn't his first time to play a drill instructor. He played that part in The Boys in Company C
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Graduate of Parris Island, Recruit Depot, Apr. 63’, Very close to the training at the time except they omitted the Drill Instructor’s daily slapping, punching, insults and intimidation techniques. Interesting to experience first hand but wouldn’t care to go through it again 😂
R. Lee Ermey never saw combat, but a drill instructor. When I went through bootcamp in 1990, it was very similar to the bootcamp scenes in the movie. The blanket parties were not doled out until guys hit the fleet. Only everyone wore gas mask and ponchos to keep NCIS away. Great movie and great actors.
Looking back at my basic training, I think that Drill Instructors need to have a certain level of acting ability. After all they are often 'performing' to a platoon or even company sized audience so maybe not that big a leap.
I was in United States Marine Corps Recruit Training 50 years ago. I'm now 67 years and 8-months old, and I'll be 67 years and 9 months old next week. Yet, I am actually stronger today than when I was an active-duty United States Marine Corps 0331 M-60 Machine Gunner. Biologically aging hasn't made me weaker, but stronger. I am willing to teach old Marines how this is possible
There's a documentary on the making of Full Metal Jacket and Vincent was either a rare favorite actor of Stanley Kubrick or he's a tough guy . He's the only actor that didn't complain about doing many retakes while filming . And he had the most difficult part .
Mr. D'Onofriio has been a terrific character actor for his entire career. Some people might recall that right around the same time he "up-sized" himself to play Pvt. Gomer Pyle, he had a small part in "Adventures in Babysitting". He played a ripped garage owner named Dawson, who is mistaken for Thor by Sara, one of the kids being babysat by Elisabeth Shue.
Even though it was a small roll I really liked him in Brooklyns Finest the way he described what he did to the judge was very believable in the way he spoke
Kubrick hired Lee ermey as technical advisor initially. if Kubrick is going to do that, you know lee ermey knew his shit backwards and forwards. a veteran in the armed forces has heard all sorts of wild shit civilians have never even thought of, that's why the movie had such wide appeal- it was authentic to vets and civilians were shocked at some new vernacular and situations.
My recollection of basic in the Air Force had an important factor never mentioned in Full Metal Jacket ( and I totally understand that the AF intensity was nothing like the Marines) The biggest fear we had was the threat that if we screwed up -we could be SET BACK( that is we have to redo a portion of basic with another flight that was behind us!
Got drafted and sent to Nam in 1971. Drill instructors in boot camp then AIT NCO'S & Officers were tough because they know halve of us were going to Nam. Did more running in AIT then boot camp. Glad there broke our balls morning, noon & night.
They get rid of the Piles before you go to the rifle range. I did see one guy lose his mind in the fleet. He went home on leave and when he came back we went to the field. He was on watch and when we woke he was in his long johns. I thought he woke up late. Then he said he was mining the area with explosives. They keep him in the unit for about a week before sending him to head doctors.
Love Vincent D’Onofrio❤️❤️ He is the consummate actor of actors!!!!!!! Loved him in the remake of MAGNIFICENT SEVEN❤ this wasn’t Vincent’s line, but said about him by Chris Pratt: “ I think that bear is wearing people’s clothes.” I love that whole scene from the second Vincent storms into it to the second he walks out of scene…..(and every scene he was in) Consummate actor!!!!!
Two pieces of information that likely surprises almost everyone, as it surprised me: 1. The majority of Americans who fought in WWII were draftees, not volunteers. 2. The majority of Americans who fought in Vietnam were volunteers, not draftees. We tend to expect otherwise because we have been fed the narrative that most people were opposed to the war. They were not. People saw it as necessary to stop the spread of Communism and many volunteered to fight. Now, one can argue whether, in retrospect, that assessment was correct or not, but at the time, people supported the war. The anti war movement didn’t represent the majority of Americans on either side of the political isle. But everything we have been fed in the media including popular culture has made it appear that nobody supported the war (yet somehow we kept fighting it) and every soldier was an unwilling conscript who wanted nothing but to get back home as soon as possible.
The boot camp portion of the movie is so good that the Vietnam half of the film almost feels like a letdown without Pyle in it. He played the heck out of that role. The transformation was unreal.
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Watch Robert Ager’s analysis of it. He proves that private Pile IS in the whole movie. Just a theory, not PROOF..but interesting.
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@@blacjackdaniels200 yes he's reincarnated into animal mother
@@66kaisersoza Yeah Man, LOVE that theory. It all adds up with the lighting in the dreams vs reality. Sometimes Ager gets ahead of Himself or carried away, but I think He was on the money with this movie.
I cried and felt so sorry for Pyle
Sign of a great actor
Loved Vincent in law & order too
D'Onofrio is a national treasure.
When Vincent plays any role, you stop seeing him as an actor and he becomes the character he's playing. Excellence in acting.
And "The Break Up."
Hmm, ... I always felt like, "why would an actor of D'Onofrio's caliber take a role as lame as a detective in Law & Order?
@@smaller_cathedrals A steady gig pays the bills, gives you exposure, name recognition, and a chance to hone your talent. Primarily to pay the bills, though, IMO.
My friends and I watched Full Metal Jacket when it first came out. We were kids laughing at Pyle in the beginning but the laughter stopped when the soap beating happened.
My brother had the cardboard standy from the movie in his bedroom in the late 80s. We used to get them from our local video store. This film actually made him WANT to join the Marines. Some people takeaway the wrong message from movies...
Thought you were gonna say "stopped laughing at the murder/suicide" part, but it was the soap beating apparently...
You mean, it didn't stop when Hartman nearly strangled his ass at the very beginning?
They can be called "blanket parties". Someone in the downstairs at Lackland basic got one, I remember. I was upstairs.
@@SnoopyReads What wrong message? The movie's message isn't anti-Marine. I think it addresses the cognitive dissonance that runs rampant through a warfighter's head: Do the thing you've been trained to do all while fighting that deep-rooted programming that says killing is wrong.
It's been _over 35 years..._ and Vincent still remembers the details.
Glad he didn't do interview on a toilet with a rifle in his mouth ..I mean keep authentic like movie but without head splatter..yuck😅😅😅
D'onofrio's role was a very traumatic one and judging by the way Pyle was treated by Hartmann, I'm not surprised that he remembers so much. Modine did an interview in which he stated that as Joker, he "wanted to kill" Pyle.
He's a true thespian. So underrated in The Salton Sea.
@@johndonwood4305😂
35 isn't a long time
I did basic training at Bassingbourn barracks in 01, and It was surreal seeing all the same buildings and roads from FMJ, what an outstanding film and performance from Vincent.
It was filmed in Cambridgeshire?
@@jamiewilson5679 I believe the 'Nam scenes were filmed at a disused gas station in London, but all the training scenes were filmed at Bassingbourn from what I gather. Although I think the bunk rooms were a sound stage.
Kubrick never left the UK after filming Lolita
@@jamiewilson5679 'cinematyler' has some great video's on here about the making of FMJ. The use of UK locations really is fascinating to see. As well as the aforementioned Bassingbourn. The abandoned Beckton gas works in east london formed the bulk of the Vietnam 'urban' scenes. The more rural Vietnam scenes were filmed on Cliffe marshes, near the thames estuary in Kent.
Interesting… I did not know it was filmed at Bassingbourn. I thought it was an actual corner of Paris Island…. I am a Hollywood marine. lol
Vincent is a fine actor, love his work, and I miss R. Lee Ermey, what a character he was!
He was 70 when he passed, but it seemed like a short career, I wish we saw that power in many films
Mystic River
The Thirteenth Floor
Good movies
Both of those men have [or had] an amazing ability to become the person they portrayed. They inhabited the characters they were playing.
in the case of Lee Ermy I'd say it was rather easy, since he had been a Marine DI at MCRD SanDiego. But for Vince DiNofrio it was probably a little more difficult, since he kept laughing at all of the comment Lee was making. But they both made that dynamic work so well.
God bless 'em both.
Lee...SEMPER FI to a BROTHER MARINE.
Vince...Semper Fi to an Honorary Brother Marine.
Many people don't know that lee Ermey played a drill instructor in an earlier Vietnam film called Boys in Company C. It's also a good movie.
To be polite, almost every fan of the movie does know R. Lee Ermey was a real drill instructor.
Everyone knows he was a real drill instructor, but not everyone knows he was in the movie Boys in Company C.@@chriscorona4938
He was also a helo pilot extra in Apocalypse Now, attack on the village
@@Pops-km8xt I remember that.
He was also in Purple Hearts, with Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd.
Most people probably wouldn't know this but the second half of the movie was actually shot first... they filmed the entire "vietnam" section and then had a break in filming for a couple months before they resumed to filming the boot camp segment. Just before shooting commenced on the boot camp part, Lee Ermy was in a car accident and had multiple ribs broken. When they were shooting his scenes, Ermy was in huge pain the entire time, having to yell and scream his lines, other actors on set reported him keeling over in between takes and clutching at his torso and struggling to catch his breath. Absolute legendary performance he managed to put on still.
my word is poontang" not Liberty
Obvious since they had longer hair
Very true the Boot Camp scenes was done second at Bassingbourn Army Barracks Stew FMJ Crew.
Yep Ermey ended up taking four months off. It was a bad accident.
you can see lees arms shake in the intro scene when hes yelling at everyone. hed flick his fingers throughout the scene as well to ignore the pain.
Vincent D'Onofrio always does a great characterization in whatever he tries. 👏👏👏
He's an amazing actor. He was perfect for L&O:CI
I love Vincent in everything I see him in. Also, The Cell is a great movie.
I love The Cell. Saw it in the theater and then when the CD came out it was the first one I bought. Also the soundtrack is great.
Still scared of him because of that.
Seemed beautiful and spooky at the same time
@@exclamationpointman3852 Incredible costumes, production design, and music too.
@@spinsandneedles yes
I read that Kubrick stopped the shoot when Ermey yelled the “reach-around” line and asked Ermey what he meant. Ermey was nervous about telling him but when he did, Kubrick started laughing really hard and decided to keep the line in the film.
"How the hell should I know?"
Just courtesy.
As if he didn't know. Anyone could work that out.
what happens stuck in a foxhole in Vietnam stays in a foxhole in Vietnam.
WAIT WHAT??
I LEGITIMATELY DID NOT KNOW THAT PRIVATE PYLE AND KINGPIN WERE PLAYED BY THE SAME PERSON
NO WONDER HE'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE ACTOR
He's also Edgar from Men In Black.
@@Berkanae Eggar the cockroach
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@@Berkanae Was just about to say that. I absolutely could not believe that they were both played by the same guy.
Vincent is my all-time favorite actor. That guy has a talent that I have literally never seen in anyone else to this day.
The best of his generation.
Thanks for your blog post nerd
What a part. Vincent made it one of the most interesting in all of Kubrick's films. The change in Leonard was shocking but it was meant to be that way after his personality changed and he fully committed to killing.
When I first watched Full Metal Jacket I had no idea who R. Lee Ermey was but I knew he was the real deal. There are certain things I saw that only a real drill instructor would know and how to compose themselves. He was exactly like the drill Sargent I had in basic training and R.Lee’s demeanor and military bearing was spot on. Only the real deal would know how to pull it off .
You're interviewing Vincent about FMJ but you couldn't remember who R.Lee was. Speechless.
That was pretty bad. It showed the interviewer was lazy and did not have respect for the film or those who took part in it. It was an insult.
Yeah very poor@@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449
Anyone can blank on a name. I recently blanked on Lou Albano's name even though I used to watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show religiously and I knew damn well who played Mario.
That is NOT a valid excuse. Cmon really?@@furrykef
He's a fellow dumb actor. Cut him some slack.
I can’t belive you did not know Lee Ermey’s name! Completely disrespectful and disappointing! Just wow! Preperation zero 0:18
Two great genre villains, cant beat it
Rip R. Lee
Strange, I never viewed him nor Lee's character as villains. These were people affected by like and who knows how people react to life.
@exclamationpointman3852 I think he meant the villian roles in playing other movies such as "Men in Black" for Vincent.
Vincent is one of the finest actors to ever be on any screen.
lol right
Ermey was in Boys from Company C and he was in Apocalypse Now. I'd say he was an actor....
He was in Mississippi Burning also !!
And don't forget the classic, "The Rift" 😁
(edit) ok, I get the context, lol. Ya, it's an early movie.
Vincent was amazing in that movie. Iconic movie and character. He looks great .
Vincent was incredible in that brilliant movie.
Great insight into Lee Ermey.
That guy was tough as Balls.......
Once a Marine, always a Marine. R. Lee was exactly like my Drill Instructors when I stepped on the yellow footprints at MCRD San Diego in June of 1974.
@@jameskey9627 Appreciate you James!
My favorite Law and Order character
Me too. His character was actually quite scary. He'd be calm and methodical then out of NOWHERE!!! HE'D YELL and EXPLODE with rage, then immediately switch it off. His totally unpredictable fury was rather terrifying
I'm sticking with Alana de la Garza thank-you-very-much.
Even more than Stabler?
What a guest! Awesome ❤
Vincent looks young!
Damn, good work!
He really does look good!
He looks like Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now
@ Genius
Armey had had acting experiences in the past.
The first time I saw him was in the movie, "The Boy's in Company C."
There he also played a Drill Sgt.
Then he was in another movie called "Purple Hearts."
Again he played a Marine NCO in Vietnam.
He also was in the film "Apocalypse Now" where he is a Army chopper pilot.
But he really stood out in Full Metal Jacket.
I think he help make that film.
The man he replaced as the DI, was the door gunner shooting civilians.
Never heard of this actor named Armey. Interesting.
What a great interview. One of my favorite actors
All time favorite actor. I wonder if guys like him get tired of answering questions about the same movie over and over and over again.
This man is a legit national treasure. He is such an epic actor.
Man’s on a tier of his own.
Vincent D'Onofrio awesome actor.
Casting director for Full Metal Jacket gets an A+ ! Couldn't imagine anyone else in those roles 👍👍
This movie was released the year after I completed my own USMC recruit training (boot camp) and it sure brought back memories. MCRD training did not change much between the 1960's until the end of the 80's so everything except for being choked by a DI actually happened. There were a few injuries and fatalities of recruits, mostly at Parris Island but enough to make changes. I was the first group to enjoy those changes as the DI's could no longer actually strike you or choke you, however you would be amazed at what they came up with. Instead of hitting you they just slammed you into a wall or on the ground. They spit on you as in hocking a big one on you, and they would slap you and even kick you. It sucked, it was not fun. At least not in 86'.
'85-'89... four of us sitting in a movie theater, several times clued in that we were the only ones (everyone else was a civi) laughing at the shear reality of it all...
Yes in 1986
I was an air marshal on a flight from Pittsburgh to Philly and had the pleasure of sitting next to him on the flight. Great actor and a first class guy
Love D'Onofrio's in this movie so convincing, his acting and what he has done. R. Lee Ermey was originally brought in to coach the actors for drill sergeant, but ended up getting the part because he was so good.
I met R. Lee Ermey during the 60th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, he was the nicest most down to earth person, I spoke to him for about an hour while standing on top of Mt Suribachi and it was like talking to a person I knew my whole life. RIP Gunny!
Watched it for the first time recently. Wow. Great work Vince.
LOVE ya, Vincent. I’ve had a huge crush on him for years. Superb actor! ❤️🕊️🔥
This was Awesome!! Thanks!! Vincent Is F Ing Awesome!
Such a great film and acting!!
This intresting to hear. I'm always curious about the creative process, what goes into making such a film and the overall talent involved.
TERRANCE OUT
You got any G virus bro?
I’ve always enjoyed his acting. Everything from Mystic Pizza, The Blood of Heroes, & Strange Days to Law & Order ⭐️
Dude is unrecognizable to me. If he was in the line in front of me at the store I'd have no idea. But once he started talking I'd hear his voice and it would drive me crazy because I'd never be able to reconcile the person in front of me with the voice I recognized.
that scene in the bathroom as intense as any I've ever seen
I got to watch this one Sunday morning while in Basic training at Ft. Benning back in '94.
R. Lee Ermey did have a soft side in his life. He had a good sense of humor and I loved him in the Toy Story movies and Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex
Vincent played an awesome character in the movie and while I wasn't alive during the Vietnam War, but he captured the character of Private Pyle, it all changed when he shot Gunny and then took his own life.
Full Metal Jacket was the most realistic depiction of what Marine Corps boot camp was like in that era. I felt like I was back at Parris Island.
I watched him in "Chained" the other day and was reminded of how great his acting is!
VINCENT'S A GREAT ACTOR
Wow Vince looks absolutely phenomenal
Hosts asks a question and cannot even remember the actor’s name. UNFORGIVEABLE.
As a former Marine I absolutely love this movie!!!! Semper Fi!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My mom showed me a picture of my dad from his Army days in uniform. Looked shockingly similar to Vincent's character.
it went from improvisation to canon event as soon as that typewriter started clicking.
VINCENT D'ONOFRIO......
BEAUTIFUL
When you did the charectar staring at the wall "King pin" in the punisher , inspired.
Vincent is one of favorite actors
YAP, HE WAS THE REAL DEAL AND I MISS HIM, I ALSO LOVE WATCHING THE BIG ITALIAN GUY, THAT ROLE IN REMAKE OF THE MAGNIFICANT 7, WOW, I'M ALSO OF ITALIAN DESENT !!!
Vincent D nofrio is A class Act Sincerely True Legend in his own right as Fantastic realistic Character Actor ! I know the Cell (2000) with Him and JLO and Vince Vaughn was not that highly unlikely That Great of Crime Drama?! Sincerely from his hilarious portrayal in Men in Black (1997) that Edgar in an Edgar suit Alien Character awe man!! 😂 and his Time on Law& order Criminal intent! Vincent does not get the deserved props he gets! Anyways speaking on the late Great Arile Emmery yeah That OG you can Tell the intensity of Drill Sergeant type Character Cold hearted to Vincent's character in Full Metal Jacket! He had enough his Character went insane just Fantastic realistic Characterization deep depth sorrow and dysfunction! Vincent is true actor thank you again sir for some memorable Characters you have portrayed! Looks like he's still getting ready to Continue his Kingpin aka Wilson Fisk For Marvel Disney?!
He was incredible in the Cell. In my opinion, his best role.
His lesser known work is The Whole Wide World, probably because it’s a romance/drama. He plays a troubled writer and boy, he is flawless.
absolutely awesome Vincent!!
Imagine being an actor and meeting a guy like The Sgt. must have been so surreal and the stuff he could scream was incredible
Vincent is just a top notch actor this guy's career is amazing
Still one of D’Onofrio’s best movie roles.
The bathroom scene in the movie was heartbreaking to say the least. How Dr. D'Onofrio did that is beyond me. What an actor.
that's not exactly true, R. Lee Ermy wasn't so green, not only was it not his first movie; it wasn't his first time to play a drill instructor. He played that part in The Boys in Company C
Met VINCE at COMIC-CON 2024 here in Montreal this past Sunday, July 7th. Got a selfie with The Paesano and had a great chat with VINCENZO and i asked about season 4 on "Godfather of Harlem" 😁👍🏻
The beginning of that movie all through Boot Camp was exactly spot on
Ermey was in Vietnam for 14 months. He did however serve 2 years in Okinawa
So sad VDO’s character was so short “lived” or he would have been on the Oscar list. UNREAL performance for a first movie.
Graduate of Parris Island, Recruit Depot, Apr. 63’, Very close to the training at the time except they omitted the Drill Instructor’s daily slapping, punching, insults and intimidation techniques. Interesting to experience first hand but wouldn’t care to go through it again 😂
watched this at Ft Dix NJ on a Sat afternoon while in school
R. Lee Ermey never saw combat, but a drill instructor. When I went through bootcamp in 1990, it was very similar to the bootcamp scenes in the movie. The blanket parties were not doled out until guys hit the fleet. Only everyone wore gas mask and ponchos to keep NCIS away. Great movie and great actors.
He is such an amazing actor.
One of the best war movies ever made. His acting was and still is amazing.
Lee Ermy was in The boys of company C , And purple harts, before FULL METAL JACKET as well...
He also played huey pilot in Apocalypse Now when they do the air assault to the VC village.
Looking back at my basic training, I think that Drill Instructors need to have a certain level of acting ability. After all they are often 'performing' to a platoon or even company sized audience so maybe not that big a leap.
I was in United States Marine Corps Recruit Training 50 years ago.
I'm now 67 years and 8-months old, and I'll be 67 years and 9 months old next week. Yet, I am actually stronger today than when I was an active-duty United States Marine Corps 0331 M-60 Machine Gunner. Biologically aging hasn't made me weaker, but stronger.
I am willing to teach old Marines how this is possible
Long story short I met R. Lee once. Down to earth, fun person. Great sense of humor.
It made him famous, so I'd say it was worth it.
D'Onofrio was bloody brilliant as Kingpin
There's a documentary on the making of Full Metal Jacket and Vincent was either a rare favorite actor of Stanley Kubrick or he's a tough guy . He's the only actor that didn't complain about doing many retakes while filming . And he had the most difficult part .
Mr. D'Onofriio has been a terrific character actor for his entire career. Some people might recall that right around the same time he "up-sized" himself to play Pvt. Gomer Pyle, he had a small part in "Adventures in Babysitting". He played a ripped garage owner named Dawson, who is mistaken for Thor by Sara, one of the kids being babysat by Elisabeth Shue.
Even though it was a small roll I really liked him in Brooklyns Finest the way he described what he did to the judge was very believable in the way he spoke
Kubrick hired Lee ermey as technical advisor initially. if Kubrick is going to do that, you know lee ermey knew his shit backwards and forwards.
a veteran in the armed forces has heard all sorts of wild shit civilians have never even thought of, that's why the movie had such wide appeal- it was authentic to vets and civilians were shocked at some new vernacular and situations.
see on YT or google how, why, and what Ermey had to say about getting into acting. great stuff. the guy was a hero.
d'un point de vue purement répressif , c'est assez exigeant
Watching Vincent now in Godfather of Harlem. Great show, great performance.
I never realized that Wilson Fisk was also private pile.
My recollection of basic in the Air Force had an important factor never mentioned in Full Metal Jacket ( and I totally understand that the AF intensity was nothing like the Marines)
The biggest fear we had was the threat that if we screwed up -we could be SET BACK( that is we have to redo a portion of basic with another flight that was behind us!
Nice to see how chipper D'Onofrio is talking about the film 30 years later. Can always tell the Kubrick Club ... they have lots to say about the work!
Got drafted and sent to Nam in 1971. Drill instructors in boot camp then AIT NCO'S & Officers were tough because they know halve of us were going to Nam. Did more running in AIT then boot camp. Glad there broke our balls morning, noon & night.
They get rid of the Piles before you go to the rifle range. I did see one guy lose his mind in the fleet. He went home on leave and when he came back we went to the field. He was on watch and when we woke he was in his long johns. I thought he woke up late. Then he said he was mining the area with explosives. They keep him in the unit for about a week before sending him to head doctors.
Damn! He hasn't aged, Vincent looks the same. He played a great part in that movie, and it was a great movie.
Love Vincent D’Onofrio❤️❤️ He is the consummate actor of actors!!!!!!! Loved him in the remake of MAGNIFICENT SEVEN❤ this wasn’t Vincent’s line, but said about him by Chris Pratt: “ I think that bear is wearing people’s clothes.” I love that whole scene from the second Vincent storms into it to the second he walks out of scene…..(and every scene he was in)
Consummate actor!!!!!
Very underrated actor.
I always loved this movie…
I think it was a great recruiting tool for many of us marines in the 90’s. lol
Two pieces of information that likely surprises almost everyone, as it surprised me:
1. The majority of Americans who fought in WWII were draftees, not volunteers.
2. The majority of Americans who fought in Vietnam were volunteers, not draftees.
We tend to expect otherwise because we have been fed the narrative that most people were opposed to the war. They were not. People saw it as necessary to stop the spread of Communism and many volunteered to fight.
Now, one can argue whether, in retrospect, that assessment was correct or not, but at the time, people supported the war. The anti war movement didn’t represent the majority of Americans on either side of the political isle.
But everything we have been fed in the media including popular culture has made it appear that nobody supported the war (yet somehow we kept fighting it) and every soldier was an unwilling conscript who wanted nothing but to get back home as soon as possible.
Of course opinions about both wars changed dramatically over the course of their respective durations.
It was a popular war until the cost in lives and the heroic resistance of the Vietnamese made it unpopular
R. Lee Ermey wasn’t green in 1987. He had already been acting for 10 years prior to FMJ.
Vincent's performance in The Cell is haunting. If I could ask him one thing, it would be, what was the straw that broke the camel's back for Lawrence?
Great man great actor