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re: R. Lee Ermey, Golden Globe Nominee for 'Full Metal Jacket,' Dies at 74
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:40 pm to GetCocky11
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:40 pm to GetCocky11
He was also solid in Se7en.
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Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:46 pm to autauga
That sucks, actually met him once when I was active duty in the Marines.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:00 pm to autauga
Love the stories about him. One of the few guys that Kubrick ever trusted to improvise.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:13 pm to St Augustine
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Kinda shocked he was only 74. RIP.
I thought he was close to 74 in FMJ
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:30 pm to KirkLazarus
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Love the stories about him. One of the few guys that Kubrick ever trusted to improvise.
Not hard to see why, guy was as true a Devil Dog that ever donned the Wooly Pully
ETA: Always love Donofrio trying to keep a straight face in this scene
This post was edited on 4/15/18 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:34 pm to autauga
Damn! RIP
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:49 pm to LSURulzSEC
underrated in Saving Silverman RIP
Posted on 4/15/18 at 9:59 pm to Dodd
Hate to hear this.
Godspeed, Gunny.
Thanks. S/F.
Godspeed, Gunny.
Thanks. S/F.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 10:04 pm to Dodd
quote:Absolutely stole every scene he was in. Such a tremendous presence on screen. RIP
underrated in Saving Silverman RIP
Posted on 4/15/18 at 10:21 pm to Dodd
Coach Norton: By the way, did you boys take care of that bitch that was gonna marry Silverman?
Wayne: Uh, yeah. Yeah, we snuffed that broad just like ya said.
Coach Norton: Good. How'd ya do it?
Wayne: We, um...
J.D.: Ate her...
Coach Norton: You ate her?
Wayne: Yeah, we ate her.
J.D.: Alive.
Coach Norton: My hat goes off to you. You boys are smart; that's the perfect crime
Wayne: Uh, yeah. Yeah, we snuffed that broad just like ya said.
Coach Norton: Good. How'd ya do it?
Wayne: We, um...
J.D.: Ate her...
Coach Norton: You ate her?
Wayne: Yeah, we ate her.
J.D.: Alive.
Coach Norton: My hat goes off to you. You boys are smart; that's the perfect crime
Posted on 4/15/18 at 10:33 pm to vilma4prez
"You are so ugly you could be a Modern Art masterpiece!" He had the best quotes.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 11:01 pm to WeBleedCrimson
His work in FMJ is quotable for all time.
He was brilliant in that movie.
He was brilliant in that movie.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 11:21 pm to autauga
Everyone remembers him for "Full Metal Jacket," but who here also remembers the Reverend Jimmy Lee Farnsworth on "Fletch Lives"?
DEMONS, OUT!
DEMONS, OUT!
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:25 am to TheFonz
RIP
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:58 am to KirkLazarus
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Love the stories about him. One of the few guys that Kubrick ever trusted to improvise.
I don't think Kubrick had much of a choice -- there was no way he could write a better monologue than Ermey could improvise. Pretty much how he got the job, after all.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 3:04 am to autauga
His service record and film credits are one thing, but this man managed to somehow go roughly 40 years without aging.
He looked exactly 58 years old from age 34 to 74.
He looked exactly 58 years old from age 34 to 74.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 6:48 am to TheFonz
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Everyone remembers him for "Full Metal Jacket," but who here also remembers the Reverend Jimmy Lee Farnsworth on "Fletch Lives"?
DEMONS, OUT!
Damn, man ... that is a great point.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 6:48 am to autauga
A few people have mentioned what a great ad-lib job Ermey did in FMJ. It wasn't ad-lib. He was just reverting back to being a Drill Instructor.
I remember when FMJ came out and me and a buddy, who was ex-Navy, went to see it. I had no clue who R. Lee Ermey was. Never saw him before. Five minutes into the movie I broke out into a cold sweat, the hair was sticking up on the back of my neck. I was mesmerized. DAMN, I WAS BACK IN BOOT CAMP AGAIN! Anyway, I leaned over to my buddy and said that I don't know who this guy is, but I can tell you he is a real Drill Instructor, or was one at one time. NOBODY is that good of an actor! I had been through that 3 months of pure hell in 1971, so I had a damn good idea of what a Drill Instructor was. The first half of the movie is about as real as it gets, except for a few small technical details. For instance Pyle having live ammo. I then found out a few months later about Ermey's bio. Anyway, Semper FI Gunny. You will be welcomed to that big grinder in the sky.
I remember when FMJ came out and me and a buddy, who was ex-Navy, went to see it. I had no clue who R. Lee Ermey was. Never saw him before. Five minutes into the movie I broke out into a cold sweat, the hair was sticking up on the back of my neck. I was mesmerized. DAMN, I WAS BACK IN BOOT CAMP AGAIN! Anyway, I leaned over to my buddy and said that I don't know who this guy is, but I can tell you he is a real Drill Instructor, or was one at one time. NOBODY is that good of an actor! I had been through that 3 months of pure hell in 1971, so I had a damn good idea of what a Drill Instructor was. The first half of the movie is about as real as it gets, except for a few small technical details. For instance Pyle having live ammo. I then found out a few months later about Ermey's bio. Anyway, Semper FI Gunny. You will be welcomed to that big grinder in the sky.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 7:09 am to autauga
He was also the pilot during the famous Flight of the Valkyries scene in Apocalypse Now.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 7:12 am to purpledevildog
also, great in Mississippi Burning.
And his lock and load show on History channel was very entertaining.
And his lock and load show on History channel was very entertaining.
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