Full Metal Jacket: The Story of How R. Lee Ermey Made Hartman an Icon

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The character of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket was made iconic by the actor R. Lee Ermey. Ermey spent thirty months as a drill instructor in San Diego and then he was sent to the front lines of the Vietnam War where he took shrapnel from an enemy rocket, which “ended his dream of a long career in the Corps.”
He would never leave the Marine Corps behind, but it wasn’t until making Full Metal Jacket in the 80s that he would bring not only a real sense of authenticity to a Vietnam War film, but draw on his past experiences to create one of the most memorable characters of all time. Here’s how it happened…
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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.
Sources:
Cinephilia & Beyond - Run Through the Jungian: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’, a Phenomenological Treatise on War - bit.ly/3fconoP
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Movies:
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Se7en (1995)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Toy Story (1995)
The Boys in Company C (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Frighteners (1996)
Music:
Epidemic Sound

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@maxolivermurray 3 жыл бұрын

"I wouldn't say that Lee is the greatest actor in the world, but I do think the greatest actor in the world couldn't have played the role better than Lee did." - Stanley Kubrick, 1987

@billgrivis2238 2 жыл бұрын

I was a Marine recruit in “71” and a Drill Instructor in “75” in San Diego. I assure you that his portrayal of a Drill Instructor was exactly correct in the smallest detail. Not too much, not too little. Exactly.

@knightlife98 3 жыл бұрын

He was a Marine till the end..... His wife had stated that R. Lee Ermey was most proud of being a Marine. The man was a national treasure, no question about it! R.I.P. Gunney

@rlicon1970 3 жыл бұрын

That man did more for the Marines then any commercial they produced.

@Kevan808 2 жыл бұрын

Took my dad to see this when it first came out. My dad was a DI in the Corps in the 60s and also in the city of Hue during the Tet offensive. He was laughing so hard during the DI scenes and got very quiet in the other half. He said it was the most realistic war movie he's ever seen. My favorite movie.

@SuburbanSavage 2 жыл бұрын

My dad was a US Army Drill Sargent until 1966 and was one of the kindest and funniest person I've ever known. Granted, he did take pleasure in mildly tormenting my sisters boyfriends in high school, but they all showed up to be pallbearers at his funeral. They adored him, despite the weird insults he hurled at them.

@RCAvhstape 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting note about Ermey, he had retired from the Corps as a Staff Sergeant and that was the highest rank he held when Full Metal Jacket was filmed, but because of his later work in support of Marines and his visibility the Marine Corps promoted him to Gunnery Sergeant, the rank held by his character in the film. This is a pretty rare thing for retired enlisted Marines.

@dejabu24 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I think he was the best part of the movie

@BrentDelong1253 2 жыл бұрын

"Marines die. That's what we're here for, but the Marine Corps lives forever; and that means you live forever.” Gunny will live forever.

@numberstationscartoon2689 3 жыл бұрын

I had the great pleasure of bartending for this man. He was absolutely hilarious and had the whole staff rolling with laughter the whole time.

@theshocker4626 2 жыл бұрын

Met him several times and he was always the nicest guy. You will be missed, Gunny.

@tidepoolbay 2 жыл бұрын

R Lee should have won the Academy award for this performance.

@GVvoltaire Жыл бұрын

I was there in real life.

@kenfcarzn Жыл бұрын

Man that dude deserved an Oscar for that performance. He played the best Drill Sergeant ever on film. I don’t think the film does as good as it does without his role. Extremely realistic and authentic

@Scott-bf8km 3 жыл бұрын

Ermey should have won an Oscar for his performance. Instead Platoon had the supporting nomination. Absolute robbery...

@Junkman2008 Жыл бұрын

Any Marine will tell you that we knew Gunny was a real Drill Instructor the moment we heard his voice. That wasn't a script that he was following, that was real Drill Instructor MODE. It takes a special kind of personality to impact your life in such a short amount of time that will stay with you forever. R.I.P. Devil Dog, God brought home a good one. 👍

@mikelomez9313 2 жыл бұрын

I'll never forget his opening line where he says "I am sgt gunnery Hartman your senior drill instructor" it made you feel like you were there in boot camp and you're in his world now. A world that is essentially hell as war IS hell.

@daveriley7199 3 жыл бұрын

I went to boot camp in 1975. All of my D. I.'s were Vietnam Vets. I had heard a lot of the lines Ermy used in FMJ in real life.

@CriticoolHit 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine having to explain to Kubrick what a reach around is.

@Robbi496 Жыл бұрын

My Drill Sergeant (Army) was very hard on me, especially because I WANTED to make it, but i saw him the night I was shipping out for AIT and he was a completely different person, he put his arm around me, told me how proud he was of me, what a different person!