My father was a Marine. He was at boot camp in the early 60's. He told me this was the most realistic depiction of boot camp he'd ever seen in a movie.
As a 1972 former active duty Marine, this is accurate, actually, there would be two or three other assistant DIs doing the same thing at the same time.
@@Fr33man1988 who’s gonna tell anyone? Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) nobody who’s supposed to be there is running to mom saying “he slapped me he slapped me”. Little slap and tickle.. no factor.
Yea, my dad also served as a Marine in Vietnam from 69-71. He loved this movie specifically for the fact of the first part. It was (basicaly as the original person who posted said) the most realistic boot camp he has ever seen in a movie. He absolutely enjoyed R. Lee Ermey who was not just an actor, but a US Marine drill instructor and Gunnery Sargent who served in Vietnam as well. Most of the dialog Mr. Ermey came up with himself after convincing Stanley Kubrick to actually just have Mr. Ermey do the acting instead of the original actor! 😅
As Im sure others have mentioned, Sgt Hartman was played by R. Lee Ermey. He was a real Marine Corps Drill Instructor. Most of his lines were from real life experiences. The man was an animal!! RIP R Lee Ermey, you are a Legend.
If I could have joined the marines this is how I would want tobe trained not like how they are trained today. Heard now recruits got a white flag if they are being yelled at or targeted by an instructor. Lol. Think in battle that white flag will stop someone from shooting you? Lol
@@rayclark474I heard the recruits have stress cards they can just hold up if they get yelled at and the DI has to stop. If that's true, that's not training to fight. I was in the Army 86-92. The DIs weren't this bad but you got all the offers you wanted to get your ass whooped if you puffed up on the Drill Sgts.
@BoxerRick urban myth, I have heard the same bullshit, and it is absolutely not true. The only thing that has changed in boot relatively recently is now after the Crucible and they are handed their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor they have added a week to help the new Marines adjust to being Marines and they have access to cell phones in that final week before graduation.
another fun fact: Tim Colceri was originally meant to play Sgt. Hartman, but R. Lee Ermey replaced him after giving Kubrick 30 minutes of completly improvised insults. Tim Colceri still ended up in the film although with a much more minor role, playing the Door Gunner.
If you pay attention when Pyle is shooting he ejects an “empty” magazine that still has rounds in it onto the ground beside him while Hartman is talking to him 18:39 and that’s how he got live rounds into the barracks
@@curtism-w6b That is what I said. I did it in the summer of 1965. There was also no E7s as senior DIs, they were all E6 and the Jr DIs were E5, or E4.
46:30 - I think Joker’s rifle malfunction was meant to make a reference to the highly publicized problems with the early M16s in Vietnam. The problems were mostly eliminated with the M16A1, but the earlier versions did indeed cost many soldiers and Marines their lives.
Those E1s were a disaster. And they didn't even ship with proper cleaning kits! Colt execs, and the DoD, so in a hurry to replace the machined M14 got those people killed.
Joker's Rifle malfunction is the point of the film, Joker was not a pure killer, he had the sign killer and also the peace sign on him. After he kills the vietnamese girl, he becomes a true marine
@@rollomaughfling380 first of all, his weapon was empty. second, the early M16s were fine. what happened was that the m16 went to trials with a specific round that used an extruded powder; however the ammo was switched to a cheaper ball powder ammo that produced more fouling, and the bean counters pushed a narrative that the m16 was a "self-cleaning" rifle that didn't need cleaning kits so they could save 10 cents per rifle, both of which together caused virtually all of the problems experienced by soldiers in vietnam, and was remedied by the late 60s.
@@squarewave808 I think they were using a lower grade of steel in the firing chamber, which corroded quickly in humid weather. But they were saving money, running it like a business.
Everytime I watch this movie, it's giving me minor flashbacks to my time in the German Navy (back when the whole system wasn't as watered down as it is today). I was pretty much a "Private Pyle" when it came to PT exercises, although thankfully being smart and skilled enough with everything else to not actually be a "bully target" for others. One day we ran an obstacle course, much like here @09:07, and since I also had a knee injury at the time (which I had kept quiet about; I didn't wanna fall behind on classes and thought it would go away on its own soon enough) I had a really _really_ hard time keeping up. At the end of the day, our instructor called me into his office and I was expecting the absolute worst. What he told me almost made me tear up, out of pride and joy: he said that he was perfectly aware of my physical condition, but didn't say anything about it either, because he wanted to see how far I'm willing to push it. He also had the competitive results of that obstacle course on the table and confirmed that although my comrades had to help me out quite a bit, our group - with combined effort - managed to not only get the best overall time in the end, but was also progressively getting better at every single turn without ever falling behind the previous times. He said he had never seen a recruit before, pushing through the pain as much as I did, while staying focused on the achievements of the team. Granted... he called me out for the stupidity as well, and immediately ordered me to go visit the doc the next morning. But just hearing that felt great nonetheless. I left the office with a pat on the back and rare praise from my superior, which to this day I cherish as one of the best moments of my entire military career.
Hello from the U.S. Thank you for sharing your story, I enjoyed reading it. Your injury took strength and courage to overcome and It also says a lot about the character of your instructor. I do hope most of your memories of that time are good and it seems like you have carried that pride with you. 🫡
He was enjoying the flashbacks trust me, I can only speak for myself but, Basic Training was some of the best times that could be had in life (in hindsight).
@@warriorpitbull1170 in what way? Pull ups? Drill & Ceremony? Learning to roll your sleeves up? Real training starts after Basic training. When you get to your unit.
Pyle is clearly on the spectrum and/or mentally slow. There's also a really great press conference with vets, that describe atrocities, they or others committed. It's even worse to stomach than this and you can see where Kubrick got a lot of ideas. Very anti-war movie.
Whether or not Pyle is on the spectrum is besides the point. All of these young men are forced to grow up very quickly. In order to grow up under these conditions, one must destroy the child that they were. The Pyle character is intended to represent that child. Joker is stuck in between child and soldier until he literally kills a child in the climax of the film.
Pyle was probably not “on the spectrum,” he was just very mentally slow. During the early years of Vietnam, McNamara instituted “Project 100,000” which recruited soldiers whose low IQs would have disallowed them from service in earlier eras. It became known as “McNamara’s Morons.” In combat, those low-IQ recruits were killed at disproportionate rates. It’s not unrealistic that Pyle would be in the military, but it is unrealistic that he would become an ace marksman, as marksmanship is actually a very IQ-intensive skill.
@@billdouglas8701If we're retrospecting it to fit the movie then the fact he had that one ability as a marksman would fit an autistic individual. But I'm not sure that was the creator's intention.
I couldn't help but notice your lady with her hand on your arm for most of the movie 😊😊 its awesome to see such a happy couple . I thank god every day for my beautiful misses. I know its totally off topic but couldn't help but smile and appreciate it
The thing that rarely gets talked about when people criticize Pyle is the fact that most of them were drafted into the military during the Vietnam war, unlike the vast majority of people who make comments about him. It should come to no surprise that people who should have never been in the military were in the military.
I went to navy boot camp in 1985 and we lost about 10 people, mostly they were mentally unstable people. I mean navy boot camp is not hard, the hardest part was folding your clothes and making your bed
Actor that played private Pile was excellent! One part in the movie that I completely laughed my ass off was when the drill instructor said he would gouge out his eyes and skull fu&$ him, and then Pile closes his eyes tight. 🤣 😂 like he was preparing to stop him.
The girl who says Love you long time was Papillon Soo she was born in 1961 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987), A View to a Kill (1985) and Split Second (1992).
The way Pyle was acting, I think he had a mild form of Autism as well as suffering from a few other things like anxiety. Back then, during the draft, they didn't really care if you had problems like that, they needed bodies. Hell, looking at another movie like Forrest Gump and his pal Bubba should show that as well. He should have never been drafted in the first place.
Thanks for your service and welcome home. I know you did not get a thank you. But as a son and nephew of a Vietnam Veteran and several veterans and I served too. And now my nephews and my niece is serving now.
The good they have just done ??? What good? It was Staley Kubrick who made the film, not these two. All they did was give a half-assed shallow reaction to it because so much went right over their heads.
@@mimikurtz2162 Well what I meant was the healing that has been done for combat vets like yourself and I. As a person has given everything as you have in the service the your country I know you know just what I mean . Don't you ? God bless you for your sacrifice .
I had the same job these guys had when I was in Iraq. We were the fourth most deployed MOS during the war. We were on combat patrols in almost every single day. Was rewarding but definitely put me in the middle of the action and combat.
Great reaction as always! Stanley Kubrick is a BRILLIANT director. Films like Spartacus, The Shining, 2001 Space Odyssey are part of his filmology. Vincent D'Onofrio "Private Pyle" sent in 4 tapes to Kubrick to try & get the role. Originally, the character was written as a "skinny ignorant redneck"; however, Kubrick believed the role would have more impact if the character were big and clumsy. D'Onofrio gained 70 lb for the role, bringing his weight to 280 lb. Still to this day, it is the most weight gained by an actor for a film.
Really? I thought DeNiro in Raging Bull was the weight-gaining actor champ. I've never known D'Onofrio to be a slim man. But Wikipedia is the truth, I guess.
@@jhamler1 I got the info from Wiki - I had remembered that fact from way back but double checked it for this comment. I can't imagine that character being a skinny redneck. Kudos to Kubrick for his vision & D'Onofrio for delivering us one of the most memorable characters on film.
_Still to this day, it is the most weight gained by an actor for a film._ Nahh, no way, Jennifer. That record is held by Val Kilmer in _Batman Forever._ The Bat-Nipples that Val grew for that role weighed over 200 lbs apiece. (1) (1.) _The Natural Ice Book of World Records_
I always love watching the difference between Veterans and Civilians when they watch this movie for the first time. All of the Civilians tend to feel so much sympathy for Pyle, and all the Vets realize immediately he's more ate up than used gum. The stark contrast comes with the wisdom of experience and it's truly a sight to behold.
Every Basic Training Platoon had someone like Pyle. I did my Basic in '89, and we watched this movie twice. And all vets who watch this movie, instantly goes back to their Basic Training days.
I disagree! I see some veterans knowing the difference between natural soldiers and soldiers in progress. I served in South Carolina in 1982 and had a blast because I was used to the abuse and an athlete in high school. Being from the country kept me fit. Tough urban guys cried during training and on the phones, lol.
As a Reagan Marine back in the 80s, I can attest to the realism of the boot camp sequences in this movie. Though it wasn't as tough in the 80s as it was during Vietnam, the actions and attitude of the drill instructor are on point. Obviously, this is a result of R. Lee Ermey - an actual Marine Corps drill instructor - playing the part when they couldn't find anyone else that could perform the role properly.
Shows you how overlooked and underappreciated the casting director is. Don't get me wrong... writing, directing, and acting are important. But all else being equal, a poorly cast film will flop, and a well cast film will be a solid hit.
@@Mr.Ekshin Casting directors are obviously important, but CD Leon Vitali had actually cast Tim Colceri (the crazed Door Gunner) as the Drill Instructor. R. Lee Ermey was brought on as a military consultant, and asked to audition. When Kubrick watched the tape of him improvising dressing down some Royal Marines who'd applied as extras, Stanley realized he was perfect for the role. So it was Kubrick (and Ermey) who were responsible for that casting decision, not the casting director.
One of the writer's of the movie was a combat writer named Michael Herr. A few of the things are in the movie actual happened. He wrote it in his book dispatches. The door gunner and the wearing peace pin Herr wrote about in his book "Dispatches".
This is my Dad's era. When he went to basic training. He was not Marines. But Army. His brother Mickey was Army,Brothers Paul Army,Billy Navy,Tommy Air Force. Back then you could switch over with out losing your rank. And like R.Lee he went to Vietnam. And when I see them. I say thank you to them for their service.
Great reaction and thanks for sharing. The opening haircut scene, Director Kubrick literally filmed this on wrap day. So they all celebrated filming was over, then he marched the actors that were playing soldier and cut their hair off. So I imagine they realized they had survived the movie, grew back most of their hair and now had to be buzz cut and then off to Hollywood shaved bald. He was such an arsehole of a director. The Marine Drill Instructors never rehearsed with the recruit actors, so each scene was new to the recruits which makes the reactions so much more real. Gunnery Sgt Hartman the Senior Drill Instructor is played by R. Lee Ermey a former Marine DI who was hired to coach the actor that should have played that role. But when Ermey showed Kubrick the videos of him drilling recruits, he had Ermey take the role and the actor that should have played the Senior Drill Instructor instead played the Door Gunner of the Helicopter Joker flies into Viet Nam in. 'You Shoot Women, Children? Isn't that hard?' Joker asks the door gunner. The door gunner's response is classic. Thanks for sharing. Chris
So on wrap day the had all managed to grow a full head of hair? I’ve heard all the Vietnam scenes were filmed first and they all had hair. The haircuts came at the beginning of Boot Camps. No doubt they had other haircuts to keep it short. The barbers were rough giving the cut. No Tips and they tried to inflict as much pain as possible.
Animal Mother throws a lot of racist terms around. But I like pointing out the fact that he was one of the first ones ready to go to save the two black dudes that got shot by the sniper. That's the way the world used to be when I grew up in it. I'm 50 years old and we would screw with each other even though we were friends. People weren't so sensitive about that kind of stuff back then even more so back then before my time. And it wasn't just black white it was anything Italians would mess with the Irish and vice versa, your ethnic background was a source of humor if you knew how to take the jokes right. There's a world of difference between mocking a stereotype and reinforcing a stereotype and that level of humor has gone away in the modern world with all this hypersensitive stuff. To be clear it's not stuff you just throw at people that you don't know, you got to be friends before you could start doing stuff like that.
Fucking A-Men!!! Back when we had testicles!! I miss those days man and I’m 38! How tf did we grow up on Married W/Children; South Park; In living Color etc; become so damn sensitive?!?
@@comedianhaze1619 by the time I was 10 years old in 1983 I had already memorized The Blues Brothers. When I was 9 years old in 82 my cousin showed me the Exorcist they were one of the first to have a VCR in the family an old beta back when video tapes cost $100 a piece or more.
This was just a little platform for you to spew your "the world is falling apart because I got older and don't even know what 'fleek' means" nonsense, wasn't it? Did it make you feel better, that you "expressed" yourself? In the time which this movie was set, hippies, and Black civil rights activists weren't just considered "sensitive," but actual insurgent threats by Hoover's FBI, desegregation was still controversial and actively resisted in many states, the proportions of Black kids drafted into the war (who couldn't buy their way out by their family sending them to college) were epidemically rising, Black churches were being bombed and burned, killing children, redlining was still an overt thing in Real Estate, even White married women couldn't even get a credit card in their own name, much less a black woman. Some freaking "Utopia" you're describing, friendo. Get over your own experiences as your "Window to the World," and learn some actual history.
@@comedianhaze1619 This scenes are supposed to show reality, not to be cool. People were real racist back that time, however today people don't want to suffer racism and be chill. Racism is not sensitive.
Thank you sir I thought there weren't any of us left..why can't they see that we are all Americans and there's nothing wrong with being proud of being free and being willing to fight for it along side your brothers white and black...54 yo black man from wash. D.C.
32:30 it says i am become death ... " i am become death , the destroyer of worlds " J.R. Oppenheimer , the father of the atomic bomb ... thats his famous quote .. thats wat he thought wen he saw the " Trinity " blast go off .... trinity was the first test of the AtomBomb
As someone who may or, very much, may have not locked their locker during like the second week of basic, and watched a chief fling all my shit across the room, the locker scene is always a “Yep, that one is, 100% true. No fibbing.” Lmao
When I was in high school in the early 70s, my PE teacher was a retired DI. And he was just like R Lee. One thing I’ll never forget is them damn squat thrust excersize he made us do !!!!!!!!!
As a Navy Hospital Corpsman attached to the Marines it was like that into the 80s. When Pvt Pyle got smacked for not knowing his right from left his cover (hat) spun around like in a cartoon.
Went to basic in San Diego in 94...the first night after receiving and we were put in our training platoon and after the Sr Drill Instructor introduced himself and the other Drill Instructors (when all hell broke loose, iykyk) our Sr stayed awake all night in his duty hut laughing like satan...probably the most un-nerving thing in my entire enlistment 🤣
This was a sliver of Vietnam. After training it felt like being tied to a bullet. I got over there in '68. Once in country came another 3 weeks of being sick. Snakes an centipedes filled with herion addicted troops
The guy who played Sergeant Hartman, R Lee Ermey, was a real life drill instructor. That's what made those scenes so realistic. Ermey was the real deal. He made that movie.
31:58 - Yup! You nailed it. Probably didn't even realize it. Animal Mother was written as Private Pyle, had Private Pyle not unalived himself. Had he been mentally a bit stronger. It's literally the same character.
What I loved about just before Hartman was shot was he went out on his own terms, although not the smartest he was hard, knowing he was about to get shot he let it rip one more time.
In all the years since I first saw this movie in theater's I've never understood the lack of empathy for Leonard. He was clearly someone who should never have been allowed in the corps. in the first place.
I had a cousin who served in the Army in Vietnam, was a shy guy before going. He came back less shy, yet fairly normal guy. He never was like the stereotype of Vietnam movies. He even claimed in firefights he didn't know if he hit anything. Didn't see the enemy in the jungle, just shot into it. If he hit anyone it was pure accident.
I check out every reaction to Jacket I can find (love the movie, most Stanley Kubrick movies) and this is one of the best I've seen. It's tough sometimes- too many reaction creators treat a movie like an opponent they're supposed to outsmart and the result is constant fail predictions and uninformed mind reading of the characters, making themselves look silly. Of course speculating about what's gonna happen next is just part of the pleasure of movie watching but when I saw you both do it in a smart, entertaining way you got my respect and I subbed right away, which I don't often do with reaction channels. Thanks for the great post see ya around.
Those live rounds that Pyle had in the bathroom came from the shooting range. Sgt Hartman didn't notice that when Pyle pulled out the magazine after firing, there were still some live rounds that weren't fired. He snuck those back to barracks.
Most people think Pyle was one of 'McNamara's Morons'. Due to low recruitment rates during Vietnam, the government lowered the IQ requirements for 100,000 men as a trial program. It turned out these men died at 3x the normal rate once in combat and God knows how many Soldiers and Marines died due to their actions. You need roughly an IQ of about 80-85 to be militarily useful. This means roughly 10-15% of the population(35-50 million Americans) are so mentally lacking they are actually a burden on the battlefield.
One of my favorite cadences, from my 8 weeks in U.S. Air Force Basic Training: Birdie, birdie, in the snow, Broken wing and a broken toe. Took him home and fed him bread, Then I squished his little head. Was I right or wrong? (Squad: "You're right") Correct me if I'm wrong? (Squad: "You're right") Was I right, was I wrong? Was I right, or wrong? (Squad: "You're right") What can I say? ..... We were a bunch of sadistic sicko's!
Wow, Devin, you got mugged in basic training. The first haircut was always free. Every week after that though, you had to pay $3.50 for a haircut, usually in the form of a chitbook, since they didn't like recruits to have cash money in large quantities. Paper newspapers were our only source of outside information, and we could only buy them on Sundays. But we couldn't keep them. At the end of the day, all of the newspapers were collected and used to clean the windows every morning. If you ever got caught with any papers in your footlockers, you were in for a world of punishment.
Pyle has obviously some mental issues but your boyfriend has no compassion calling Pyle a fuck up. I wouldn’t be surprised if your partner is a bully himself.
Funny how people loose all their sympathy for others lives when they go into the military,his reaction to the girl was appalling and you could see on his ladies face she still has sympathy for human life.They really do train you into a robot without feelings.She was there in her country fighting for what she thought was right against the invaders.
while ive never read the book this movie is based on, my dad said he thinks pyle's character is supposed to represent the draftees that were physically unfit to jon, but didnt have a choice to leave, and how the military can just break people down and they become unwilling to be built back up
Never forgot my 1st day in basic training my Drill Sergeant picked me out & made me drop & do mountain climbers until he go tired I dung a 6 feet hole in 1977 but I stayed retired & loving the benefits 🙏🏾
It's weird being an old man in my 50's pointing people to Luke Skywalker and the Too Live Crew rap songs from the 90's but yeah that "me love you long time" segment pre-Internet was a song that went viral, and the 16 year Olds were playing it on repeat in the back of every Burger King, Taco bell, and McDonald's at 2am while we were cleaning.
I just watched your video reacting to full metal jacket. Love your reactions. Sorry, I don’t know your names, however, dude, you are funny as hell. I love the part when you get excited about how the Marines get beaten down and then our sharp as attack. Only way to be ready for combat to beat to hell and Boot Camp. Happy Veterans Day everyone USMC here
Devin, from one vet to another, thank you for your service! Was glad to hear your input, and I agreed with all that you said, as far as tactics, and you saw the sniper as a combatant, rather than a girl, alot of ppl don't realize even a child or a woman can be a threat, great reaction from you both! Glad you enjoyed it! Take care!!
But not if she's dying on the floor. The fact, that he wanted to throw her into the fire at that point is proof that your training makes you loose part of your humanity.
Private Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) got the role through his friendship with Private Joker (Matthew Modine). He gained a ton of weight and this was his first film role. He really should have been nominated for this one... Watch a film called 'The Whole Wide World' if you can find it. He plays Robert E. Howard in it (the creator of Conan the Barbarian).
22:59 The reason why the camera was taken. Wasn't for money. It was for intelligence. The film in the camera could have pictures of the base and defenses that raptorman took without thinking when taking pictures of his buddy's in the base.
I do understand instructor shifting to punishing the group. Cause you need to operate as a single unit. One missing sliver of unity can get your unit over run.
All of FMJ was shot in the UK because Stanley Kubrick hated to travel. The guy firing the gun in the helicopter was the original actor cast as the senior drill instructor until R. Lee Ermey was cast from the instructional video he made.
My father was a Marine. He was at boot camp in the early 60's. He told me this was the most realistic depiction of boot camp he'd ever seen in a movie.
As a 1972 former active duty Marine, this is accurate, actually, there would be two or three other assistant DIs doing the same thing at the same time.
@@F-14_Jockey Were they allowed to put their hands on you?
@@Fr33man1988Nope haha, been told the story so much they were never rlly allowed to but they sure damn well did it anyway
@@Fr33man1988 who’s gonna tell anyone? Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) nobody who’s supposed to be there is running to mom saying “he slapped me he slapped me”. Little slap and tickle.. no factor.
Yea, my dad also served as a Marine in Vietnam from 69-71. He loved this movie specifically for the fact of the first part. It was (basicaly as the original person who posted said) the most realistic boot camp he has ever seen in a movie.
He absolutely enjoyed R. Lee Ermey who was not just an actor, but a US Marine drill instructor and Gunnery Sargent who served in Vietnam as well. Most of the dialog Mr. Ermey came up with himself after convincing Stanley Kubrick to actually just have Mr. Ermey do the acting instead of the original actor! 😅
As Im sure others have mentioned, Sgt Hartman was played by R. Lee Ermey. He was a real Marine Corps Drill Instructor. Most of his lines were from real life experiences. The man was an animal!! RIP R Lee Ermey, you are a Legend.
If I could have joined the marines this is how I would want tobe trained not like how they are trained today. Heard now recruits got a white flag if they are being yelled at or targeted by an instructor. Lol. Think in battle that white flag will stop someone from shooting you? Lol
@freespirit9981 that is bullshit, recruits do NOT get "time out cards", etc. They still get smoked, wore out, etc
@@rayclark474I heard the recruits have stress cards they can just hold up if they get yelled at and the DI has to stop. If that's true, that's not training to fight. I was in the Army 86-92. The DIs weren't this bad but you got all the offers you wanted to get your ass whooped if you puffed up on the Drill Sgts.
@BoxerRick urban myth, I have heard the same bullshit, and it is absolutely not true. The only thing that has changed in boot relatively recently is now after the Crucible and they are handed their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor they have added a week to help the new Marines adjust to being Marines and they have access to cell phones in that final week before graduation.
another fun fact: Tim Colceri was originally meant to play Sgt. Hartman, but R. Lee Ermey replaced him after giving Kubrick 30 minutes of completly improvised insults. Tim Colceri still ended up in the film although with a much more minor role, playing the Door Gunner.
Pyle had leearning disabilities but the military didn't care they needed soldiers.
Called the draft. Its coming back.
Everybody knows that the bird is the word. Peter Griffin ruined it for me 😂
If you pay attention when Pyle is shooting he ejects an “empty” magazine that still has rounds in it onto the ground beside him while Hartman is talking to him 18:39 and that’s how he got live rounds into the barracks
I always thought it was just a mistake in filming, never looked at it that way
Thanks for making this movie even better after all these years
Fark, clever man! Now that is attention to detail from the film makers... ✌😄
#1 The rifles were turned back to the armory days before graduation. You had three DIs plus three PMIs and they counted every round.
@georgeconway4360 bingo. They count every round, and every rifle is cleaned and turned in.
@@curtism-w6b That is what I said. I did it in the summer of 1965. There was also no E7s as senior DIs, they were all E6 and the Jr DIs were E5, or E4.
Pyle became what the Marines wanted. a killer. job well done.
Sgt Hartmans lines were all him. When the director heard him he just let him do his own thing.
Not all. A number of them were in the book.
46:30 - I think Joker’s rifle malfunction was meant to make a reference to the highly publicized problems with the early M16s in Vietnam. The problems were mostly eliminated with the M16A1, but the earlier versions did indeed cost many soldiers and Marines their lives.
Those E1s were a disaster. And they didn't even ship with proper cleaning kits! Colt execs, and the DoD, so in a hurry to replace the machined M14 got those people killed.
Joker's Rifle malfunction is the point of the film, Joker was not a pure killer, he had the sign killer and also the peace sign on him. After he kills the vietnamese girl, he becomes a true marine
@@rollomaughfling380 first of all, his weapon was empty. second, the early M16s were fine. what happened was that the m16 went to trials with a specific round that used an extruded powder; however the ammo was switched to a cheaper ball powder ammo that produced more fouling, and the bean counters pushed a narrative that the m16 was a "self-cleaning" rifle that didn't need cleaning kits so they could save 10 cents per rifle, both of which together caused virtually all of the problems experienced by soldiers in vietnam, and was remedied by the late 60s.
@@squarewave808 I think they were using a lower grade of steel in the firing chamber, which corroded quickly in humid weather. But they were saving money, running it like a business.
Everytime I watch this movie, it's giving me minor flashbacks to my time in the German Navy (back when the whole system wasn't as watered down as it is today). I was pretty much a "Private Pyle" when it came to PT exercises, although thankfully being smart and skilled enough with everything else to not actually be a "bully target" for others. One day we ran an obstacle course, much like here @09:07, and since I also had a knee injury at the time (which I had kept quiet about; I didn't wanna fall behind on classes and thought it would go away on its own soon enough) I had a really _really_ hard time keeping up. At the end of the day, our instructor called me into his office and I was expecting the absolute worst.
What he told me almost made me tear up, out of pride and joy: he said that he was perfectly aware of my physical condition, but didn't say anything about it either, because he wanted to see how far I'm willing to push it. He also had the competitive results of that obstacle course on the table and confirmed that although my comrades had to help me out quite a bit, our group - with combined effort - managed to not only get the best overall time in the end, but was also progressively getting better at every single turn without ever falling behind the previous times.
He said he had never seen a recruit before, pushing through the pain as much as I did, while staying focused on the achievements of the team. Granted... he called me out for the stupidity as well, and immediately ordered me to go visit the doc the next morning. But just hearing that felt great nonetheless.
I left the office with a pat on the back and rare praise from my superior, which to this day I cherish as one of the best moments of my entire military career.
There are bosses, and there are leaders.
Hello from the U.S.
Thank you for sharing your story, I enjoyed reading it. Your injury took strength and courage to overcome and It also says a lot about the character of your instructor. I do hope most of your memories of that time are good and it seems like you have carried that pride with you. 🫡
great story! glad you shared it.
US Navy veteran here. That is an example of great leadership.
Outstanding, Private Pyle!
I thought Devin would be having flashbacks, but it looks like he really enjoyed the dressing down of the boots
He was enjoying the flashbacks trust me, I can only speak for myself but, Basic Training was some of the best times that could be had in life (in hindsight).
Devin wasn't a Marine. Army boot isn't nearly as tough as Marine Corps boot.
@@warriorpitbull1170 indeed, it's apparently much more difficult to teach Marines Basic Combat Training.
@@TheJoshestWhite Nah, Marine basic is just more comprehensive than the other services.
@@warriorpitbull1170 in what way? Pull ups? Drill & Ceremony? Learning to roll your sleeves up? Real training starts after Basic training. When you get to your unit.
Animal Mothers helmet says “I am become death”…. A shout out to Oppenheimer.
Pyle is clearly on the spectrum and/or mentally slow. There's also a really great press conference with vets, that describe atrocities, they or others committed. It's even worse to stomach than this and you can see where Kubrick got a lot of ideas. Very anti-war movie.
I have seen bits and pieces of that press conference. It was rough to watch.
Whether or not Pyle is on the spectrum is besides the point. All of these young men are forced to grow up very quickly. In order to grow up under these conditions, one must destroy the child that they were. The Pyle character is intended to represent that child. Joker is stuck in between child and soldier until he literally kills a child in the climax of the film.
Pyle was probably not “on the spectrum,” he was just very mentally slow. During the early years of Vietnam, McNamara instituted “Project 100,000” which recruited soldiers whose low IQs would have disallowed them from service in earlier eras. It became known as “McNamara’s Morons.” In combat, those low-IQ recruits were killed at disproportionate rates.
It’s not unrealistic that Pyle would be in the military, but it is unrealistic that he would become an ace marksman, as marksmanship is actually a very IQ-intensive skill.
My bad, I'm not clued up on terminology, but yeah, that's what I was going for. I made an edit.@@billdouglas8701
@@billdouglas8701If we're retrospecting it to fit the movie then the fact he had that one ability as a marksman would fit an autistic individual. But I'm not sure that was the creator's intention.
It's called a blanket party!
I couldn't help but notice your lady with her hand on your arm for most of the movie 😊😊 its awesome to see such a happy couple . I thank god every day for my beautiful misses. I know its totally off topic but couldn't help but smile and appreciate it
The thing that rarely gets talked about when people criticize Pyle is the fact that most of them were drafted into the military during the Vietnam war, unlike the vast majority of people who make comments about him. It should come to no surprise that people who should have never been in the military were in the military.
I went to navy boot camp in 1985 and we lost about 10 people, mostly they were mentally unstable people. I mean navy boot camp is not hard, the hardest part was folding your clothes and making your bed
The drill SGT was a retired Marine Drill SGT who was originally an advisor on the film
I think you mean drill instructor. Only the army has drill sergeants.
Actor that played private Pile was excellent! One part in the movie that I completely laughed my ass off was when the drill instructor said he would gouge out his eyes and skull fu&$ him, and then Pile closes his eyes tight. 🤣 😂 like he was preparing to stop him.
The girl who says Love you long time was Papillon Soo she was born in 1961 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987), A View to a Kill (1985) and Split Second (1992).
2 live crew song
The way Pyle was acting, I think he had a mild form of Autism as well as suffering from a few other things like anxiety. Back then, during the draft, they didn't really care if you had problems like that, they needed bodies. Hell, looking at another movie like Forrest Gump and his pal Bubba should show that as well. He should have never been drafted in the first place.
They filmed the combat scenes in the East end of London…did a hell of a job making it look like urban south east asia
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done.
Thank you for this and God bless you both.
Thanks for your service and welcome home. I know you did not get a thank you. But as a son and nephew of a Vietnam Veteran and several veterans and I served too. And now my nephews and my niece is serving now.
Thanks for your kind words and for serving your country. I wish all your family Gods blessing and peace @@svenmartin840
The good they have just done ??? What good?
It was Staley Kubrick who made the film, not these two. All they did was give a half-assed shallow reaction to it because so much went right over their heads.
@@mimikurtz2162 Well what I meant was the healing that has been done for combat vets like yourself and I. As a person has given everything as you have in the service the your country I know you know just what I mean . Don't you ? God bless you for your sacrifice .
I had the same job these guys had when I was in Iraq. We were the fourth most deployed MOS during the war. We were on combat patrols in almost every single day. Was rewarding but definitely put me in the middle of the action and combat.
Great reaction as always! Stanley Kubrick is a BRILLIANT director. Films like Spartacus, The Shining, 2001 Space Odyssey are part of his filmology. Vincent D'Onofrio "Private Pyle" sent in 4 tapes to Kubrick to try & get the role. Originally, the character was written as a "skinny ignorant redneck"; however, Kubrick believed the role would have more impact if the character were big and clumsy. D'Onofrio gained 70 lb for the role, bringing his weight to 280 lb. Still to this day, it is the most weight gained by an actor for a film.
You always come with the best movie trivia knowledge! Thanks for your support as always!
Really? I thought DeNiro in Raging Bull was the weight-gaining actor champ. I've never known D'Onofrio to be a slim man. But Wikipedia is the truth, I guess.
@@jhamler1 He's not slim these days, but when he was younger he definitely was.
@@jhamler1 I got the info from Wiki - I had remembered that fact from way back but double checked it for this comment. I can't imagine that character being a skinny redneck. Kudos to Kubrick for his vision & D'Onofrio for delivering us one of the most memorable characters on film.
_Still to this day, it is the most weight gained by an actor for a film._ Nahh, no way, Jennifer. That record is held by Val Kilmer in _Batman Forever._ The Bat-Nipples that Val grew for that role weighed over 200 lbs apiece. (1)
(1.) _The Natural Ice Book of World Records_
I always love watching the difference between Veterans and Civilians when they watch this movie for the first time. All of the Civilians tend to feel so much sympathy for Pyle, and all the Vets realize immediately he's more ate up than used gum. The stark contrast comes with the wisdom of experience and it's truly a sight to behold.
Every Basic Training Platoon had someone like Pyle. I did my Basic in '89, and we watched this movie twice.
And all vets who watch this movie, instantly goes back to their Basic Training days.
Got that right brother, a nogo recycle.
I've never heard them talk about how many combat troops were draftees who did not have a choice. I guess that's not important.
Also a core that doesn't recognise and deal with "section 8" is setting themselves up for failure. Waste of resources.
I disagree! I see some veterans knowing the difference between natural soldiers and soldiers in progress. I served in South Carolina in 1982 and had a blast because I was used to the abuse and an athlete in high school. Being from the country kept me fit. Tough urban guys cried during training and on the phones, lol.
Minute 11:55 The way she smiled at Snowball 😂😂😂😂😂
As a Reagan Marine back in the 80s, I can attest to the realism of the boot camp sequences in this movie. Though it wasn't as tough in the 80s as it was during Vietnam, the actions and attitude of the drill instructor are on point. Obviously, this is a result of R. Lee Ermey - an actual Marine Corps drill instructor - playing the part when they couldn't find anyone else that could perform the role properly.
Shows you how overlooked and underappreciated the casting director is. Don't get me wrong... writing, directing, and acting are important. But all else being equal, a poorly cast film will flop, and a well cast film will be a solid hit.
@@Mr.Ekshin Casting directors are obviously important, but CD Leon Vitali had actually cast Tim Colceri (the crazed Door Gunner) as the Drill Instructor. R. Lee Ermey was brought on as a military consultant, and asked to audition. When Kubrick watched the tape of him improvising dressing down some Royal Marines who'd applied as extras, Stanley realized he was perfect for the role. So it was Kubrick (and Ermey) who were responsible for that casting decision, not the casting director.
only stanley kubrick could have this off. the man was a genious
I love Devon's reaction to these drill scenes! You can tell he knows how important this type of intensity is to train men to become solid soldiers!
R Lee Ermy said that he and his fellow drill instructors would see the obituaries of the guys they processed through bootcamp
One of the writer's of the movie was a combat writer named Michael Herr. A few of the things are in the movie actual happened. He wrote it in his book dispatches. The door gunner and the wearing peace pin Herr wrote about in his book "Dispatches".
This is my Dad's era. When he went to basic training. He was not Marines. But Army. His brother Mickey was Army,Brothers Paul Army,Billy Navy,Tommy Air Force. Back then you could switch over with out losing your rank. And like R.Lee he went to Vietnam. And when I see them. I say thank you to them for their service.
Great reaction and thanks for sharing. The opening haircut scene, Director Kubrick literally filmed this on wrap day. So they all celebrated filming was over, then he marched the actors that were playing soldier and cut their hair off. So I imagine they realized they had survived the movie, grew back most of their hair and now had to be buzz cut and then off to Hollywood shaved bald. He was such an arsehole of a director. The Marine Drill Instructors never rehearsed with the recruit actors, so each scene was new to the recruits which makes the reactions so much more real. Gunnery Sgt Hartman the Senior Drill Instructor is played by R. Lee Ermey a former Marine DI who was hired to coach the actor that should have played that role. But when Ermey showed Kubrick the videos of him drilling recruits, he had Ermey take the role and the actor that should have played the Senior Drill Instructor instead played the Door Gunner of the Helicopter Joker flies into Viet Nam in. 'You Shoot Women, Children? Isn't that hard?' Joker asks the door gunner. The door gunner's response is classic. Thanks for sharing. Chris
So on wrap day the had all managed to grow a full head of hair? I’ve heard all the Vietnam scenes were filmed first and they all had hair. The haircuts came at the beginning of Boot Camps. No doubt they had other haircuts to keep it short. The barbers were rough giving the cut. No Tips and they tried to inflict as much pain as possible.
Such a great movie, excited to see what ya'll thought of it!
Animal Mother throws a lot of racist terms around. But I like pointing out the fact that he was one of the first ones ready to go to save the two black dudes that got shot by the sniper.
That's the way the world used to be when I grew up in it. I'm 50 years old and we would screw with each other even though we were friends. People weren't so sensitive about that kind of stuff back then even more so back then before my time.
And it wasn't just black white it was anything Italians would mess with the Irish and vice versa, your ethnic background was a source of humor if you knew how to take the jokes right.
There's a world of difference between mocking a stereotype and reinforcing a stereotype and that level of humor has gone away in the modern world with all this hypersensitive stuff.
To be clear it's not stuff you just throw at people that you don't know, you got to be friends before you could start doing stuff like that.
Fucking A-Men!!! Back when we had testicles!! I miss those days man and I’m 38! How tf did we grow up on Married W/Children; South Park; In living Color etc; become so damn sensitive?!?
@@comedianhaze1619 by the time I was 10 years old in 1983 I had already memorized The Blues Brothers. When I was 9 years old in 82 my cousin showed me the Exorcist they were one of the first to have a VCR in the family an old beta back when video tapes cost $100 a piece or more.
This was just a little platform for you to spew your "the world is falling apart because I got older and don't even know what 'fleek' means" nonsense, wasn't it? Did it make you feel better, that you "expressed" yourself?
In the time which this movie was set, hippies, and Black civil rights activists weren't just considered "sensitive," but actual insurgent threats by Hoover's FBI, desegregation was still controversial and actively resisted in many states, the proportions of Black kids drafted into the war (who couldn't buy their way out by their family sending them to college) were epidemically rising, Black churches were being bombed and burned, killing children, redlining was still an overt thing in Real Estate, even White married women couldn't even get a credit card in their own name, much less a black woman.
Some freaking "Utopia" you're describing, friendo. Get over your own experiences as your "Window to the World," and learn some actual history.
@@comedianhaze1619 This scenes are supposed to show reality, not to be cool. People were real racist back that time, however today people don't want to suffer racism and be chill. Racism is not sensitive.
Thank you sir I thought there weren't any of us left..why can't they see that we are all Americans and there's nothing wrong with being proud of being free and being willing to fight for it along side your brothers white and black...54 yo black man from wash. D.C.
Devin's reaction was most refreshing. I felt alone the way I viewed what was going on in this movie, but Devin reacted the exact same way I did.
Jesse Ventura said that Full Metal Jacket is the most accurate Vietnam war movie of all time.
Jesse Ventura is a jackass, who also never saw combat.
32:30 it says i am become death ... " i am become death , the destroyer of worlds " J.R. Oppenheimer , the father of the atomic bomb ... thats his famous quote .. thats wat he thought wen he saw the " Trinity " blast go off .... trinity was the first test of the AtomBomb
As someone who may or, very much, may have not locked their locker during like the second week of basic, and watched a chief fling all my shit across the room, the locker scene is always a “Yep, that one is, 100% true. No fibbing.” Lmao
When I was in high school in the early 70s, my PE teacher was a retired DI. And he was just like R Lee. One thing I’ll never forget is them damn squat thrust excersize he made us do !!!!!!!!!
As a Navy Hospital Corpsman attached to the Marines it was like that into the 80s. When Pvt Pyle got smacked for not knowing his right from left his cover (hat) spun around like in a cartoon.
The Vietnamese Tet offensive was a real thing.
Went to basic in San Diego in 94...the first night after receiving and we were put in our training platoon and after the Sr Drill Instructor introduced himself and the other Drill Instructors (when all hell broke loose, iykyk) our Sr stayed awake all night in his duty hut laughing like satan...probably the most un-nerving thing in my entire enlistment 🤣
Lol awesome
Private Joker (Matthew Modine) was Dr. Brenner in Stranger Things.
He was also in the Memphis Belle
If any didn't know, the military was a little different back then as opposed to today.
On Animal Mothers helmet it says "Now I am become Death" a quote by Oppenheimer
...which itself is a quote from vedic scripture.
This was a sliver of Vietnam. After training it felt like being tied to a bullet. I got over there in '68. Once in country came another 3 weeks of being sick. Snakes an centipedes filled with herion addicted troops
I love watching vets reactions to this movie.
I AM A MARINE FOR LIFE. 89 TO 98. THIS IS REAL. TRUST ME.
Love y’all’s videos! You guys are so real and I love it! Keep it up please!
The guy who played Sergeant Hartman, R Lee Ermey, was a real life drill instructor. That's what made those scenes so realistic. Ermey was the real deal. He made that movie.
31:58 - Yup! You nailed it. Probably didn't even realize it. Animal Mother was written as Private Pyle, had Private Pyle not unalived himself. Had he been mentally a bit stronger. It's literally the same character.
Not really, two totally different characters. Animal is a bully. Pyle is the bullied one.
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The director literally admitted years later it's the same character.
What I loved about just before Hartman was shot was he went out on his own terms, although not the smartest he was hard, knowing he was about to get shot he let it rip one more time.
In all the years since I first saw this movie in theater's I've never understood the lack of empathy for Leonard. He was clearly someone who should never have been allowed in the corps. in the first place.
Devin ready to strap a 50 lb bag to his back and go on a 5K run after watching those boot camp scenes. 😂
I had a cousin who served in the Army in Vietnam, was a shy guy before going. He came back less shy, yet fairly normal guy. He never was like the stereotype of Vietnam movies. He even claimed in firefights he didn't know if he hit anything. Didn't see the enemy in the jungle, just shot into it. If he hit anyone it was pure accident.
Can’t wait to wait to watch this reaction when I get off work!! Hope y’all have a great weekend!!🙌
My brother went into the Marines in 89', this movie on our TV I think weekly after he came out in 93.
I remember that first haircut well. I saw grown men cry, over that haircut. Parris Island, Nov. 1977-Feb. 1978. Semper Fi!
Awesome film!
I check out every reaction to Jacket I can find (love the movie, most Stanley Kubrick movies) and this is one of the best I've seen. It's tough sometimes- too many reaction creators treat a movie like an opponent they're supposed to outsmart and the result is constant fail predictions and uninformed mind reading of the characters, making themselves look silly. Of course speculating about what's gonna happen next is just part of the pleasure of movie watching but when I saw you both do it in a smart, entertaining way you got my respect and I subbed right away, which I don't often do with reaction channels. Thanks for the great post see ya around.
Marines us a bar a soap in a towel for a blanket party. In the Army, we used a shoe shine brush in a sock. Lol
"I am become death, destroyer of worlds" is a quote from Oppenheimer upon developing the Atomic Bomb. That's what Animal Mother wrote on his helmet
Stanley kubrick was truly a genius
Love you guys. So glad you are doing one of my all time favorite movie.
Those live rounds that Pyle had in the bathroom came from the shooting range. Sgt Hartman didn't notice that when Pyle pulled out the magazine after firing, there were still some live rounds that weren't fired. He snuck those back to barracks.
That Vietnamese female sniper had more balls than all the us "soldiers" put together lol
Most people think Pyle was one of 'McNamara's Morons'. Due to low recruitment rates during Vietnam, the government lowered the IQ requirements for 100,000 men as a trial program. It turned out these men died at 3x the normal rate once in combat and God knows how many Soldiers and Marines died due to their actions. You need roughly an IQ of about 80-85 to be militarily useful. This means roughly 10-15% of the population(35-50 million Americans) are so mentally lacking they are actually a burden on the battlefield.
He'll teach you how to pee !!! Always got me 😂
Hi guys I love your reaction to full Metal jacket🪖 The Sarge was the best part of the movie😂😂😂❤
Thank you! Agreed!
@@snackandreact thz :)))
One of my favorite cadences, from my 8 weeks in U.S. Air Force Basic Training:
Birdie, birdie, in the snow,
Broken wing and a broken toe.
Took him home and fed him bread,
Then I squished his little head.
Was I right or wrong? (Squad: "You're right")
Correct me if I'm wrong? (Squad: "You're right")
Was I right, was I wrong? Was I right, or wrong? (Squad: "You're right")
What can I say? ..... We were a bunch of sadistic sicko's!
Wow, Devin, you got mugged in basic training. The first haircut was always free. Every week after that though, you had to pay $3.50 for a haircut, usually in the form of a chitbook, since they didn't like recruits to have cash money in large quantities. Paper newspapers were our only source of outside information, and we could only buy them on Sundays. But we couldn't keep them. At the end of the day, all of the newspapers were collected and used to clean the windows every morning. If you ever got caught with any papers in your footlockers, you were in for a world of punishment.
Army vet here! Great reaction to a great movie.
So many lines from Sgt Hartman. 2 live crew and so mant musicians sampled this movie.
The boot camp scenes are just how i remember the Corps being and I learned a lot. I hear it's softer nowadays.
Nice job picking up the guy in the second half is like Pyle. Its almost as if Pyle was truly "Born again hard" as the drill instructor said
"Here you are all equally worthless!" R.I.P. Gunny
91-07 Corps, 07-14 Army.
Gotta say, bootcamp hadnt changed much from when the movie was made, before that- the Vietnam Draft experience.
Pyle has obviously some mental issues but your boyfriend has no compassion calling Pyle a fuck up. I wouldn’t be surprised if your partner is a bully himself.
Thank you dev. For doing this one bro.....
Funny how people loose all their sympathy for others lives when they go into the military,his reaction to the girl was appalling and you could see on his ladies face she still has sympathy for human life.They really do train you into a robot without feelings.She was there in her country fighting for what she thought was right against the invaders.
This was one of the most accurate portrayals of Vietnam and the military of that era, war made people into survivors and bullies.
while ive never read the book this movie is based on, my dad said he thinks pyle's character is supposed to represent the draftees that were physically unfit to jon, but didnt have a choice to leave, and how the military can just break people down and they become unwilling to be built back up
Never forgot my 1st day in basic training my Drill Sergeant picked me out & made me drop & do mountain climbers until he go tired I dung a 6 feet hole in 1977 but I stayed retired & loving the benefits 🙏🏾
It's weird being an old man in my 50's pointing people to Luke Skywalker and the Too Live Crew rap songs from the 90's but yeah that "me love you long time" segment pre-Internet was a song that went viral, and the 16 year Olds were playing it on repeat in the back of every Burger King, Taco bell, and McDonald's at 2am while we were cleaning.
Frm VietNam Marine : It's their job ... "they HAVE to Kill the ENEMY" ...
I just watched your video reacting to full metal jacket. Love your reactions. Sorry, I don’t know your names, however, dude, you are funny as hell. I love the part when you get excited about how the Marines get beaten down and then our sharp as attack. Only way to be ready for combat to beat to hell and Boot Camp. Happy Veterans Day everyone USMC here
Devin, from one vet to another, thank you for your service! Was glad to hear your input, and I agreed with all that you said, as far as tactics, and you saw the sniper as a combatant, rather than a girl, alot of ppl don't realize even a child or a woman can be a threat, great reaction from you both! Glad you enjoyed it! Take care!!
But not if she's dying on the floor. The fact, that he wanted to throw her into the fire at that point is proof that your training makes you loose part of your humanity.
I saw FMJ at the theater when it came out. What a visceral experience
Yup. Me also!
Private Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) got the role through his friendship with Private Joker (Matthew Modine). He gained a ton of weight and this was his first film role. He really should have been nominated for this one...
Watch a film called 'The Whole Wide World' if you can find it. He plays Robert E. Howard in it (the creator of Conan the Barbarian).
I remember they lost a Gomer Pyle, in another company. Granade never made it out of the pit.......BOOM!!!!!! That's why it's has to be tough.
"I am become death, destroyer of worlds." One of the men who created the atomic bomb said that. It's a quote from some Indian religious book.
22:59 The reason why the camera was taken. Wasn't for money. It was for intelligence. The film in the camera could have pictures of the base and defenses that raptorman took without thinking when taking pictures of his buddy's in the base.
With the number of incidences with Pvt Pyle, and how long recruit training was... he had to be fucking up twice a week.
Great reaction! Love the shirt!
As a Marine this was accurate boot camp 1989.
Pyle pretty much would’ve turned out as animal mother if he lived, one my favorite movies 💯
I’ve always felt the same
I think Stanley Kubrick plays the camera man filming the war.
She is shocked, and hes laughing, i love it
I do understand instructor shifting to punishing the group. Cause you need to operate as a single unit. One missing sliver of unity can get your unit over run.
All of FMJ was shot in the UK because Stanley Kubrick hated to travel. The guy firing the gun in the helicopter was the original actor cast as the senior drill instructor until R. Lee Ermey was cast from the instructional video he made.