How R. Lee Ermey knew how to act in Full Metal Jacket, 1987

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2018
  • R. Lee Ermey drew on some of his real-life experiences when acting in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. And as he told CBC's Midday, he knew some real people in the military who were just as tough to deal with as the on-screen Sgt. Hartman.
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  • @carlsaganlives5112
    @carlsaganlives5112 Před 4 lety +9428

    The most drill sargeant thing he did was in the bathroom scene,he comes in wearing t-shirt,boxers,and HIS HAT.

    • @vincegarcia6416
      @vincegarcia6416 Před 4 lety +556

      Cover

    • @phantomtroubleshooter2793
      @phantomtroubleshooter2793 Před 4 lety +639

      The most drill INSTRUCTOR thing he did was in the HEAD scene, the DRILL INSTRUCTOR comes in wearing t-shirt,boxers,and HIS COVER. :corrected:.

    • @stimactzedvard7556
      @stimactzedvard7556 Před 4 lety +136

      His badge of authority

    • @CORPORAL-dn7nn
      @CORPORAL-dn7nn Před 4 lety +199

      The proper nomenclature would be, The most drill instructor thing he did was in the head scene, he comes out wearing skivvies and a campaign cover.
      OohRah

    • @carlsaganlives5112
      @carlsaganlives5112 Před 4 lety +115

      Hey everybody- I didn't serve, out of respect to those who have, I didn't use 'insider' terminology.

  • @christhompson5880
    @christhompson5880 Před 5 lety +3203

    Its so weird hearing his voice so calm when im so used to hearing him yell

  • @davidblack2806
    @davidblack2806 Před 2 lety +2238

    He was a class act. She was clueless, but not rude, and he was informative and respectful.

    • @redjupiter2236
      @redjupiter2236 Před 2 lety +32

      Did you see her face? She was rude asf

    • @bruhpatrick1822
      @bruhpatrick1822 Před rokem +174

      @@redjupiter2236 you misinterpret confusion for rudeness. please seek help.

    • @redjupiter2236
      @redjupiter2236 Před rokem +25

      @@bruhpatrick1822 This is the first time I have been given advice from a starfish. I really must be going mad then…

    • @roboguard96
      @roboguard96 Před rokem +26

      That's just civilians for you. You say the word military and somehow they forget the fact that military are supposed to be trained to shoot people in the face. It still shocks them some how even though it's the military.

    • @scottwhitley3392
      @scottwhitley3392 Před rokem +33

      She’s just someone who’s grew up a bit pampered and knows nothing about war or the military ect. She’s ignorant not arrogant.

  • @satireisnotdead5804
    @satireisnotdead5804 Před 3 lety +855

    R. Lee Ermey: "Well of course I know him, he's me."

    • @starguy2718
      @starguy2718 Před 3 lety +13

      Sgt Hartmann = Obi-Wan?

    • @MrPjw5
      @MrPjw5 Před 2 lety +29

      “Private Skywalker, what are you trying to do to my beloved Order??”

    • @eleazarruoch576
      @eleazarruoch576 Před 2 lety +7

      Man, I would have loved to see R. Lee Ermey as a Jedi Master. Or a clone commander.

    • @satireisnotdead5804
      @satireisnotdead5804 Před 2 lety +2

      ​@@eleazarruoch576Stanley Kubrick's Star Wars XD

    • @SvendleBerries
      @SvendleBerries Před 2 lety +5

      (R. Lee Kenobi comes up over the hill)
      - "WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION, NUMBNUTS!?"
      (Sandpeople run away in fear)

  • @MiguelBaptista1981
    @MiguelBaptista1981 Před 4 lety +6092

    In her mind, she was interviewing the character, not the actor.

    • @benjaminchen1964
      @benjaminchen1964 Před 4 lety +68

      Ahhhhh! You caught that! (Edward Norton from the movie Primal Fear)

    • @TowGunner
      @TowGunner Před 4 lety +284

      Clear and simple, she’s a 1987 Snowflake. Clueless and emotional.

    • @mysticmac5555
      @mysticmac5555 Před 4 lety +227

      She's an absolute piece of work. She's not asking him questions to inquire about whatever is on her little mind, she's asking questions in a way that attacks him as if he was really like that when he was serving.

    • @megazoned3973
      @megazoned3973 Před 4 lety +24

      Well... he was basically playing himself.

    • @j.chillydawson1807
      @j.chillydawson1807 Před 4 lety +17

      sounds like the mental stability of a general interviewer for TV

  • @67judson
    @67judson Před 6 lety +3329

    "You're so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece!!!" All time best line in a movie...RIP Gunny!!!

    • @mawage666
      @mawage666 Před 5 lety +94

      Did your parents have any children that lived? Sir yes sir! I bet they regret that!

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 5 lety +4

      Lukeamania LMFAO

    • @abolishguncontrollaws5689
      @abolishguncontrollaws5689 Před 5 lety +25

      The best line is when he discovered the jelly donut

    • @tankmaster1018
      @tankmaster1018 Před 5 lety +11

      @@abolishguncontrollaws5689 "You look like you could sick a golf ball through a garden hose" is up there too!

    • @FLUMER20
      @FLUMER20 Před 5 lety +1

      Welcome to the corporations

  • @CoffeeSuccubus
    @CoffeeSuccubus Před 2 lety +988

    The fact Ermey calls 50 Vietnam vets studying how a drill instructor should act in a movie for realism, is just amazing to detail and felt very immersive

    • @austindarrenor
      @austindarrenor Před 2 lety +50

      Ermey wasn't supposed to be in the movie but there just as an advisor. But Kubrick with his eye of a master of cinema knew what he had to do.

    • @kyleschafer6275
      @kyleschafer6275 Před 2 lety +19

      @@austindarrenor I'm pretty sure in this instance Kubrick just told Ermy how to act and let him do his thing. It's rare for a director to get that feel.

    • @austindarrenor
      @austindarrenor Před 2 lety +10

      @@kyleschafer6275 Per a doc that I watched I think the sequence of events was Ermey showing the actor that was hired to be the drill instructor what to do. The rest is history.

    • @doug1863
      @doug1863 Před rokem +14

      Wasn’t he a drill instructor?

    • @joshhaddock6772
      @joshhaddock6772 Před rokem +16

      He literally was a drill instructor dawg

  • @surreal9558
    @surreal9558 Před 3 lety +1623

    R Lee Ermey was a extremely smart man it seems. The analogy that when you're in a 65mph speed zone, and another person is going 80, thats that individuals choice not the states is amazing.

    • @duncansteward4331
      @duncansteward4331 Před 2 lety +23

      i will use this --- great analogy

    • @schrire39
      @schrire39 Před 2 lety +13

      It is the states choice when they choose not to police the rules. So it’s a great analogy if what one really means to say is “turn a blind eye” or “silently encourage”

    • @benmarshall2440
      @benmarshall2440 Před 2 lety +9

      @@schrire39 surely the state's choice would be for the enforcers to permit someone to go past them at an illegal speed? If someone does it without any report of the event then how is the state meant to take action? Perhaps the state should hire enough police to have every square inch of road under constant surveillance to watch for it, with the same amount also watching every inch of the country for every other crime, and multiple task forces at constant readiness to respond to every offence the second it occurs.

    • @Houd_Vast
      @Houd_Vast Před 2 lety

      It’s more of a suggestion at that point.

    • @H3gamer360
      @H3gamer360 Před 2 lety

      I watched how he held a rifle and started doing it because it felt good.

  • @AZCobraman
    @AZCobraman Před 6 lety +5875

    Truly a man that WOULD have the common decency to give you a reach-around....

  • @stacylockhart9684
    @stacylockhart9684 Před 4 lety +4834

    He provided her with a presence of calmness, professionalism, and intelligence during the interview. He knew she was clueless but held his bearing and continued to bring a good light on the U.S.M.C .....a perfect Marine.

    • @blackjack8142
      @blackjack8142 Před 4 lety +84

      I can only imagine what he was thinking while she was asking all the question.

    • @fademusic1980
      @fademusic1980 Před 4 lety +33

      @@kirk0respite oh yeah he piped her down right after that. Gunny has swag in this god damn

    • @linyenchin6773
      @linyenchin6773 Před 4 lety +10

      @J Hemphill **a hysterical,* not "an hysterical."

    • @philhahn
      @philhahn Před 4 lety +55

      I think he's just aware enough to realize how the hell would she have a clue nor expect anyone to if they haven't really been there, and eloquently and kindly obliged in answering (agreeably poor) questions

    • @RalphSampson...
      @RalphSampson... Před 4 lety +19

      @@linyenchin6773
      Actually, "an" is acceptable. When the word following starts with an "h" and that first letter is not the main accentuation or even silent, then "an" is fully acceptable.

  • @allanfischer9417
    @allanfischer9417 Před rokem +200

    I was discharged from the USMC in 1970. When I saw this movie in the theater, I knew nothing about R. Lee Ermey but I commented immediately after the movie that ".... this guy was absolutely a Drill Instructor, no one is that good of an actor without having been there".

    • @stevenclark6662
      @stevenclark6662 Před 9 měsíci +13

      I was in the army in the early 90's and the first time I saw this movie was home on leave; watched it with my dad, a Vietnam vet.. he said the Exact same thing.. "That guy HAD to be a real DI"

    • @PsRohrbaugh
      @PsRohrbaugh Před 6 měsíci +13

      R Lee Ermey was hired as a technical consultant, but did such a good job he stole the role from the actor Kubrick had already cast to be the DI.

    • @telesniper2
      @telesniper2 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah pop said the same thing, he was in '61-'66

    • @liangseng7474
      @liangseng7474 Před měsícem

      @@PsRohrbaugh Luckily Kubrick retained Tim Colceri, who was originally cast as Hartmann and gave him a smaller role in the movie

  • @jkillgrove
    @jkillgrove Před 3 lety +1245

    I've always said that Full Metal Jacket was the most accurate depiction of boot camp ever. I went through Parr is Island in 1969 and on to Viet Nam in 1970. Ermy had not only the back ground but also the experience to make it real. I knew as soon as I started watching the movie he had been a real life DI.

    • @kentadams4589
      @kentadams4589 Před 2 lety +27

      Agree, when I went through Parris Island in 90, we had 4 drill instructors. That is the only thing that was not quite as accurate in Full Metal Jacket.

    • @snowpatriot4045
      @snowpatriot4045 Před 2 lety +17

      Vietnam 🇻🇳 69 - 70

    • @anonymousman1282
      @anonymousman1282 Před 2 lety +19

      when i first watch the movie as a little teen, i thought it was too much exaggeration and sgt hartman was evil. now he is one of my favourite characters.

    • @stewartbloomfield8035
      @stewartbloomfield8035 Před 2 lety +13

      Thank you on behalf of Lee.Stew FMJ crew.

    • @richardhead3211
      @richardhead3211 Před 2 lety +21

      my cousin was in the marines and nam in 68. he said lee was the real deal
      i miss you terry hudson

  • @shadysteve6579
    @shadysteve6579 Před 4 lety +2857

    R. Lee Ermey was a genius and she didn't seem to appreciate it.

    • @Imp5011
      @Imp5011 Před 4 lety +16

      @Dennis Moore Even though he said himself a DI is playing a role and acting?

    • @glennmoonpatrol8676
      @glennmoonpatrol8676 Před 4 lety +10

      Don't forget the effect the great Stanley Kubrick behind the camera had on this performance.

    • @davidphillips8416
      @davidphillips8416 Před 4 lety +9

      BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

    • @bringbackdeano
      @bringbackdeano Před 4 lety +1

      @Fire&Ice909 yeah cause slagging off people on the internet is so tough

    • @bringbackdeano
      @bringbackdeano Před 4 lety +4

      Yes good old R Lee Ermey, de-humanizing a generation of young Americans so they'll go off to war and come back even less human than before

  • @MirisDesignStudio
    @MirisDesignStudio Před 5 lety +496

    Ah man, can you imagine if he stepped back into his role voice mid-interview just to mess with her? It would be the best interview in the history of television.

    • @nickprice3605
      @nickprice3605 Před 4 lety +11

      That would've been brilliant! 😂

    • @stevejohnson319
      @stevejohnson319 Před 4 lety +18

      She would have had to go to a commercial so she could change her skivvies!

    • @Adam_Gecko
      @Adam_Gecko Před 4 lety +10

      So lee, will I like this movie?
      You will not laugh you will not cry!
      You will learn by the numbers!
      Oh I mean yes you’ll love it

    • @duewhit310
      @duewhit310 Před 4 lety +4

      "I DONT BELIEVE I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY! YOU TRYIN SQUEEZE AN INCH ON ME?!"

  • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
    @manuginobilisbaldspot424 Před 10 měsíci +66

    I’m a former Marine. I met Gunny Ermey at a function in San Diego in the mid 2000s. This is much more in line with who he was. Engaging, much more polite and quiet than you’d think. He turns it on but what a great great human being. RIP to a damn fine Marine.

    • @curtisake7431
      @curtisake7431 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Once a Marine Always a Marine brother.......Semper Fi!!!!

  • @jameshouston4644
    @jameshouston4644 Před 2 lety +400

    My uncle was a Marine during WWII. He and I watched FMJ one night and I asked him if it was accurate. He said it might as well have been a documentary, it was so spot-on. He also said that it was every bit as illegal to "properly motivate" during the dark days of World War II, but it was the only way to "pack the gear" and save lives.

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat Před 11 měsíci +16

      "Because I am hard, you will not LIKE me! But the more you hate me, the more you will learn." --Sgt. Hartman

    • @jamesdick2580
      @jamesdick2580 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@Novastar.SaberCombat actually, it's Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, not Sergeant.

    • @robin97rv
      @robin97rv Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@jamesdick2580 "actually" 🤓☝️

    • @ckmoore101
      @ckmoore101 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@jamesdick2580 Come on... who cares. We are not talking about a real person, so it is not necessary to carry the torch for a fictional characters military honor, or proper rank.
      Like the great Sgt Hulka said... Lighten up Francis.

  • @CynicalBastard511
    @CynicalBastard511 Před 4 lety +2833

    It was sad that he wasn't even mentioned in the 2019 Oscar's In Memoriam. Sad and revolting, really.

    • @CJLAKE123
      @CJLAKE123 Před 4 lety +114

      JELH Because he was a Marine.

    • @jeffreysinnema9139
      @jeffreysinnema9139 Před 4 lety +260

      They also ignored Russell Means (Last of Mohicans, Pocahontas) - political views don't match their narrative.

    • @KingKongStrong
      @KingKongStrong Před 4 lety +20

      Encore1234567890 don’t hit them with facts

    • @crs290
      @crs290 Před 4 lety +87

      @Encore1234567890 What does that have to do with Ermey not being mentioned at the Oscar ceremony. Neither candidate in 2016 was in Vietnam. Hillary protested them upon their return. Would your statement ring as true if Clinton had won the presidency?

    • @garysnook6458
      @garysnook6458 Před 4 lety +78

      Well he’s a white male who likes guns, so ...

  • @kylerdad123
    @kylerdad123 Před 6 lety +2288

    Sir, Rest-in-Peace, Sir! You will be missed!

    • @kylerdad123
      @kylerdad123 Před 6 lety +24

      Hump Tee I respect him for his support for our armed forces and its members!

    • @Memento--Mori
      @Memento--Mori Před 6 lety +44

      Hump Tee
      He was an American who loved his country, which automatically makes him 1,000 times better than anything you can hope to be.

    • @betoen
      @betoen Před 6 lety +11

      You didn't end your statement with SIR! you maggot!

    • @bill4270
      @bill4270 Před 6 lety +1

      Are you on drugs?

    • @geraldjohnson4013
      @geraldjohnson4013 Před 6 lety +7

      +Hump Tee I don't care for Trump either but Lee Ermey was a fellow Marine and I respected him greatly.

  • @psd_dub
    @psd_dub Před 2 lety +290

    The fact he was an actual drill sergeant and mostly every one of his lines were improvised is awesome

    • @dtb5350
      @dtb5350 Před 2 lety +37

      Actually he was a drill instructor. Drill sergeants are army. But I still think it's cool how he was an actual DI to play the part. Must have been another day at the office for him.

    • @danstrayer111
      @danstrayer111 Před 2 lety +25

      Kubrick said they didn't even have a script for him...they just sat back and it all came pouring out.

    • @dwill123
      @dwill123 Před rokem +13

      Ermey was not the original person Kubrick had selected to be the drill sergeant. Originally the guy from the "Get Some" scene was originally selected.

    • @furrykef
      @furrykef Před rokem +5

      Hate to burst your bubble, guys, but the movie was based on a book (The Short-Timers) and Sgt. Gerheim has many of the same lines as Sgt. Hartman had in the film. He did still improvise quite a bit, though.

    • @seanrichter5611
      @seanrichter5611 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Drill Instructor. Drill Sergeant is Army. Semper Fi.

  • @Deetroiter
    @Deetroiter Před rokem +42

    Had the honor and privilege to meet Gunny and let me tell you…even in his older age, he’s quite the intimidating man. And he had a heart of gold. Very kind and genuine person with a friendly personality. RIP Gunny

  • @SotomayorPR
    @SotomayorPR Před 3 lety +369

    He should win an Oscar for this performance. RIP

    • @hm3drake35
      @hm3drake35 Před 2 lety +15

      He wasn’t really acting…he was just being himself and putting a dramatic edge on it.

    • @chewie1644
      @chewie1644 Před rokem +7

      Should have won, they don’t retroactively hand out Oscar’s….

  • @tombob671
    @tombob671 Před 6 lety +2765

    I was USMC 1966, 67 and 68. The time period of Full Metal Jacket. Thier film was on the mark. The insanity of boot camp is to get you ready to survive combat. And yes our drill instructors were not bashful about beating the snot out of a slacker. The penalty for failure in combat is dead marines, ask any combat marine he will tell you combat makes bootcamp seem like a formal english tea

    • @blorpinino999
      @blorpinino999 Před 6 lety +117

      I work with a kid who's only 23, never been in the military, who says repeatedly that Full Metal Jacket is "Such a cheesy movie...it's sooo cheesy" and our new manager is a USMC veteran. We're still waiting for him to set this kid straight...

    • @wilhard45
      @wilhard45 Před 6 lety +86

      @Tom Burgess -- Welcome home brother. Sergeant USMC 1964-1970 Tet '68 I could not watch the movie for several years because it hit too close to home and friends that were lost including my CO. Semper Fi

    • @betoen
      @betoen Před 6 lety +14

      What happened if somebody was like Pyle? Would a drill instructor better made him out of training?

    • @1990hondarc30
      @1990hondarc30 Před 6 lety +53

      Tom Burgess my dad joined in 65. In Nam 66-67 with The Walking Dead then I Corps. He said the boot camp scene was the most realistic he'd ever seen in a movie. Affirmative on the combat. Semper Fi Devil Dog

    • @jrftworth
      @jrftworth Před 6 lety +9

      Is there such a thing as a "non-combat" Marine. All Branches of the military are expected to serve in combat

  • @privateprivate3223
    @privateprivate3223 Před 3 lety +100

    It's hard to explain how realistic his performance was in Full Metal Jacket, unless you've actually been to boot camp, then you understand. The fear and intimidation that his recruits had for him is something that all recruits have for their drill instructor when going through basic training. He nailed that perfectly.

  • @Demure_Amir
    @Demure_Amir Před rokem +37

    The scariest acting performance I witnessed. His work invoked fear in me and I was fully aware it was a movie. Completely captivating. One of the greatest performances of all time. 🙏🏼❤️

  • @angelofgod8783
    @angelofgod8783 Před 5 lety +71

    That sparkle in his eyes makes me feel like he is still alive

    • @TheresaPowers
      @TheresaPowers Před 4 lety

      stupid comment.

    • @pierreo33
      @pierreo33 Před 4 lety +1

      @Ambrose Delgado but it IS a stupid comment. "Angel of God" seems to have no concept of reality or time

    • @nunyabizness199
      @nunyabizness199 Před 4 lety +2

      He's still got that 1000 watt stare too...😁

    • @Walrus563
      @Walrus563 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@TheresaPowers Why? It's a nice thing to say.

  • @Ayanami0001
    @Ayanami0001 Před 6 lety +420

    Deserved an Oscar for what may be the finest acting performance ever put on film.

    • @scottstrand1874
      @scottstrand1874 Před 5 lety +7

      Gunny deserved at least TWO OSCARS: One for FULL METAL JACKET and one for MISSISSIPPI BURNING. RIP GUNNY.

    • @billkaldem4277
      @billkaldem4277 Před 5 lety +20

      I don’t think Gunny was acting

    • @johnpliskasr2559
      @johnpliskasr2559 Před 5 lety +18

      I was in boot camp at MCRD in 1966, the one thing an actor can't draw upon is memory. R. Lee had the memories and portrayed them to perfection! I tell everyone that the first half of this movie WAS Marine boot camp,the second half I didn't think much of because for the movie's sake and production costs they had to take all the same actors from boot camp and put them together in Hue, that wasn't possible, because everyone had different MOS's and went to different schools. After ITR (Infantry Training Regiment) we were scattered to the winds. So everyone got their post MOS training orders at different times, with different destinations. I still think of and miss some of my boot camp friends. It would be great to hear what their experiences were after we went to our schools.

    • @slckb0y65
      @slckb0y65 Před 5 lety +6

      he wasn't acting in FMJ :P that's how he really was, and that's why, especially in this day and age of perpetually triggered snowflakes, we'll be missing him so much.

    • @MaestroTJS
      @MaestroTJS Před 5 lety +1

      @@allenmurgondy5221 Nobody cares about vets though.

  • @rossjames1915
    @rossjames1915 Před rokem +12

    Comes across as a humble and genuine guy. Totally honest and such a good actor

  • @edpottinger849
    @edpottinger849 Před 11 měsíci +21

    He has class,and it looks to me like he has a genius level IQ.His eyes light up.This man is brilliant

    • @mysticalmargaret6105
      @mysticalmargaret6105 Před 5 měsíci +1

      He was indeed! Sadly he passed away a few years ago in 2018.

    • @edpottinger849
      @edpottinger849 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@mysticalmargaret6105 He had real fire in his eyes.He must have served in either Korea or Vietnam.

  • @brianallen6300
    @brianallen6300 Před 6 lety +370

    Incredible when you compare his performance in Full Metal Jacket to this interview. A highly articulate, and intelligent man who served with honor. You sir will be greatly missed.

    • @SammyBoyATP
      @SammyBoyATP Před 6 lety +6

      Trump is great. Gunny endorsed him.

    • @captainthunderbuns677
      @captainthunderbuns677 Před 5 lety

      Brian Allen better hope he doesn’t come back and kick your butt for calling him sir! JK. NCOs hate that. At least when I was in the AF in the late 70s. Happy New Year!

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 Před 5 lety +2

      @@SammyBoyATP And if he'd seen what the outcome of that was he'd be rotating like a high speed fan in his grave.

    • @l3p3
      @l3p3 Před 5 lety +3

      As he said, there is an intelligent reason behind drill. Drill sergants are not stupid at all.

    • @joshjohnson3347
      @joshjohnson3347 Před 5 lety +2

      He was very articulate in FMJ too😛

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 Před 3 lety +495

    "Most of you will go to Vietnam. Some of you will not come back. But always remember this: Marines die, that's what were here for! But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means you live forever!"
    -Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

  • @thomaslattenhauer8434
    @thomaslattenhauer8434 Před 2 lety +36

    I went through all of that 52 years ago. He was pretty spot-on in the movie. Rest in peace my brother!

  • @incognito-yj4gu
    @incognito-yj4gu Před 3 lety +213

    That was the most accurate basic training movie ever made. Having lived it I can say that obviously nobody ever told the drill sargeants about no verbal abuse.

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth Před 3 lety +16

      Boot Camp, not Basic Training and it's a Drill Instructor not a Drill Sargeant, and it is only accurate for US Marines. I was in both the US Marine Corps and the US Army. The Corps is VERY different.

    • @akallio9000
      @akallio9000 Před 2 lety +9

      You remember "classroom PT" as punishment? (bends and thrusts, mountain climbers, etc.) The reason they'd yell "I CAN'T HEAR YOU! START OVER!" on the count was because they weren't supposed to make you do more than 50 bends and thrust or whatever in a given session, and this kept some shavetail from trying to bust them for it.

    • @kentadams4589
      @kentadams4589 Před 2 lety +3

      @@whatabouttheearth In the Marine Corps technically its called Recruit Training.

    • @treadhead
      @treadhead Před 2 lety +1

      DEVIL DOG LEATHERNECK D.I.'s ,
      THEIR " DEVIL DOG BARK ",
      1 " BARKING " D.I. IN YOUR FACE,
      1 " BARKING " D.I. IN YOUR LEFT EAR , 1 " BARKING " D.I. IN YOUR RIGHT EAR , " A L L AT THE SAME TIME " !!!!! A REAL ATTENTION GETTER , ONES REACTION , " ATTENTION TO DETAIL " , JUST PART OF THE MAKING OF A MARINE ,
      AMERICA'S TIP OF THE SPEAR !!!!!

  • @Jean_Pierre_Wehry
    @Jean_Pierre_Wehry Před 3 lety +222

    Such an amazing human and actor. We miss you Gunny.
    RIP R. Lee Ermey

    • @ConyCees
      @ConyCees Před rokem

      He was truly fantastic in this role. So much so, that I'm inclined to invite some of my friends (John Penderson, A Mexican I met on the bus and the young black girl I'm dating) over to watch it. Perhaps we'll even watch Kindergarten Cop as well!

  • @PapaCasual
    @PapaCasual Před 4 lety +1756

    Gunnery SGT Hartman's speeches are a language of love. Most civilians just dont speak it. He's getting men ready for war. Not teaching them to bake a pie.

    • @jayjay3195
      @jayjay3195 Před 4 lety +62

      Joshua Lennep as a military vet myself those words couldn't be more true

    • @urdude67
      @urdude67 Před 4 lety +45

      Yes perfect comment and word choice. It is a form of love to put brutality in the training so the soldier may survive better in war.

    • @denzilvallance9046
      @denzilvallance9046 Před 4 lety +30

      When my son joined army training college his mother would give me hell, it was hard to make her see that they were trying to equip him to lie in a freezing ditch while people tried to kill him. He's a corporal at that same college now, doing the same for the 16 year olds of today.

    • @joemendoza7696
      @joemendoza7696 Před 4 lety +5

      Great movie but boot camp part is awesome

    • @porkimond
      @porkimond Před 4 lety +2

      Amen!

  • @d4untless261
    @d4untless261 Před rokem +11

    This guy did such a good job and had so much respect for the role it was unreal.... what an actor... he was so informative to the realism too.

  • @nirvana213xxxz
    @nirvana213xxxz Před 2 lety +19

    What a class act Gentleman. Rest in Power good sir.

  • @thejgzone9
    @thejgzone9 Před 4 lety +168

    This proves how good of an actor he was. That someone this calm and well spoken could act like he did in full metal jacket is just brilliant. She didn't appreciate who she was talking to.

    • @Warszawski_Modernizm
      @Warszawski_Modernizm Před 2 lety +8

      He served in USMC, he knew this life inside out.

    • @tylerhastings2766
      @tylerhastings2766 Před 2 lety +7

      Or Texas chainsaw massacre Jesus he scared me more than leatherface

    • @briansignorelli7090
      @briansignorelli7090 Před 2 lety +1

      He didn't have to act it was just in him I was in the Army and it was just like that

    • @veteran0121
      @veteran0121 Před 2 lety

      Women are clueless about war...

    • @bobjimboob6920
      @bobjimboob6920 Před 5 měsíci

      @@briansignorelli7090 Brother, if you were an instructor, you'd know that he was acting. They all were. That's the point. So many comments expressing wonder at his acting ability - and it's there to be sure! - but Ermey's acting talent was shown to the world. Most DI's acting talents were shown only to a select few - and a good many wouldn't even admit they were acting.

  • @michaellunburg8567
    @michaellunburg8567 Před 6 lety +688

    I was in Nam 68 and 69. The movie was dead on.

  • @Hibernicus1968
    @Hibernicus1968 Před rokem +5

    It's interesting to hear him soft-spoken, polite, subdued, as he is in this interview, such a stark contrast to the character for which he became so well known. Full Metal Jacket made him famous, and he spent the rest of his career playing the loud, assertive, hard-bitten drill instructor, forever yelling at knuckle-headed recruits. If you watch the shows he hosted for the History Channel, Mail Call and Lock n' Load (I really loved Mail Call), he's still playing a version of that character, although more obviously all in good fun.

  • @thdgcfx
    @thdgcfx Před 3 lety +13

    "I'm a piece of cake" right out of the gate lol love it

  • @stevenciaccio9785
    @stevenciaccio9785 Před 5 lety +82

    Can we take a moment to appreciate R. Lee Ermey's outfit? Man had mad sauce

  • @trevj3288
    @trevj3288 Před 6 lety +513

    Rest in peace Gunny. You will be dearly missed! Great man and great service to our great country.

  • @traveller4790
    @traveller4790 Před 3 lety +76

    Boy, this woman is the most naive interviewer I've ever seen! And good ol' R. Lee took it easy on her when he could very easily have chewed her up and spit her out. I also noticed that he tactfully omitted the part that his dialogue in the opening barracks scene in the movie was unscripted and was all ad-lib on his part, at the request of Stanley Kubrick. When R. Lee said that there were "a few" like Hartman, he wasn't kidding because he was one of them. One of the best DIs to ever wear a campaign hat, if not THE best.
    R.I.P. GUNNY. SEMPER FI.

  • @minnesotajack1
    @minnesotajack1 Před 2 lety +7

    He deserved an Oscar for that explanation about how it’s unusual behavior for drill instructors.

  • @wd-type9643
    @wd-type9643 Před 6 lety +264

    Rest easy Gunny. We’ve got the watch now.

  • @shawndaheisser3585
    @shawndaheisser3585 Před 6 lety +1013

    Wow he looked marvelous here. My dad said that the drill sgt he had were just as snarly. He said that it was because of what they were sending you into. If they treated you with kit gloves or as he said "A DISH RAG" you would not be hardened for call of duty. Rest peaceful Gunny!

    • @smithn.wesson495
      @smithn.wesson495 Před 6 lety +20

      You are right and countless thousands of vets who went through boot camp in the armed services during that era have said R. Lee Ermey was pretty much spot on for a lot (but not all) of the scenes. The opening boot camp script was almost entirely done off script, where R. Lee Ermey said and did what really happened and the exact same things he said to new recruits while being a drill instructor during the Vietnam war. The director, Stanley Kubrick, just kept the cameras rolling, even with it being totally unscripted, and put into the film. R. Lee Ermey wrote over 150 pages of insults they he personally used as a drill instructor while in the Marines for Full Metal Jacket. That was adding realism. R. Lee Ermey is trying to water it down a bit for this interviewer and is really trying to sugar coat it.

    • @CrniWuk
      @CrniWuk Před 6 lety +24

      Dunno, I managed to get trough Call of Duty without all those harsh instructions.

    • @WintersWar
      @WintersWar Před 6 lety +7

      "kid"

    • @ewaldseiland8558
      @ewaldseiland8558 Před 6 lety +6

      "He said that it was because of what they were sending you into" Well other armies who produce effective soldiers make do without that kind of yelling and name-calling. Think of the Brits or the French. In the Foreign Legion, they expect any order to be obeyed immediately, but sergeants do not make up joke names for their recruits and use endless profanities. It's an American thing, it works, but so do other methods.

    • @mrlevittown
      @mrlevittown Před 6 lety

      CrniWuk Funny! 😅👍

  • @omnivorous65
    @omnivorous65 Před 11 měsíci +4

    What I find most amazing about Ermey is not that he nailed the role of a drill sergeant. That could be attributed to his previous real life experience. But rather that he turned out to be a first rate actor. He played numerous other roles after that and he absolutely nailed them. He was either a natural or prepared for that chance meticulously.

  • @musicauthority5635
    @musicauthority5635 Před 2 lety +39

    R. Lee Ermy was actually a drill instructor in real life. which made him perfect for that roll.
    I also liked him as the judge in the movie. "Murder in the First". which is probably one of my all time favorite movies. Kevin Bacon should have gotten an award for his roll in that movie. and Christian Slater was AWESOME too.

    • @james_ford86
      @james_ford86 Před 2 lety +1

      Dude, take a spelling class.

    • @douggauzy6258
      @douggauzy6258 Před 2 lety +2

      He also played in Mississippi burning . He line this state is as dry as a martini and we got the Alcoholics to proof it. !”

    • @musicauthority5635
      @musicauthority5635 Před 2 lety +3

      @@douggauzy6258Along with Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. and a bunch of other awesome actors.

    • @funnathanrandall
      @funnathanrandall Před 2 lety +2

      Siege on fire base Gloria

  • @splewy
    @splewy Před 6 lety +188

    It’s kind of amazing to hear him talking in his natural voice. I feel like later on in his life, his public persona became him just playing the “gunny” character non-stop.

    • @BigB-1
      @BigB-1 Před 5 lety +2

      Sure he didn't mind. Made a good living from it.

    • @TRJ2241987
      @TRJ2241987 Před 5 lety

      Sometimes in the entertainment world you find a niche and you go with it. Gilbert Gottfried, Bobcat Goldthwait, Mr T, Hulk Hogan....it was the magic of the pre internet world where you could truly believe somebody was that character

  • @hectorhinojos1164
    @hectorhinojos1164 Před 5 lety +84

    RIP Marine and thank you for your service and sacrifice. Oorah!

  • @paulpillow7641
    @paulpillow7641 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I met him twice, last timr at the MCAS New River SNCO club, pure class, very funny, and just a nice guy. Semper Fi Gunny!

  • @federico5756
    @federico5756 Před 3 lety +6

    one of the best performances in the history of cinema. forever and ever. thank you!

  • @holden6104
    @holden6104 Před 3 lety +18

    This is like the greatest drill sergeant of all time being interviewed by my mom.

    • @curtisake7431
      @curtisake7431 Před 3 měsíci

      Drill Instructors for the Marine Corps. Drill Sgts. for the Army. ----- Semper Fi!!!!

  • @wareaglealum1
    @wareaglealum1 Před 4 lety +237

    He's definitely downplaying. My father was a Marine and was in the Corps at the same time as Gunny. When we watched FMJ together, Dad started laughing. He said that was just how it was back then. Glad Dad got to meet Gunny back in 2015. Now both are gone.

    • @mikekaatman3194
      @mikekaatman3194 Před 4 lety +20

      Thank you for your father's service.

    • @douglasrodrigues9329
      @douglasrodrigues9329 Před 4 lety +26

      My wife asked me the same question about "Do they actually treat people like that?". I had to laugh. In fact, I laugh everytime I see the movie again. I had two instructors. I thought one was an A-1 first class psychopath at the time. But what civilians don't realize is that basic training isn't a Boy Scout Camp. Everything done to you is to condition you to think the right way. The psychological pressures put on you the first couple of days has you forgetting who you even are or where you come from. It's designed to be that way. Just watch the movie and understand that the DI is doing what it takes for them to survive as a cohesive unit in worse circumstances.

    • @fryingpanhead8809
      @fryingpanhead8809 Před 4 lety +25

      @@douglasrodrigues9329
      "Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn."

    • @donnyjones6717
      @donnyjones6717 Před 4 lety +8

      I'm sorry to hear that brother RIP and God Bless your father

    • @fastone942
      @fastone942 Před 4 lety +7

      My Dad was a Marine from 52 to 58 and left to join the Airforce as a forward air control spend a lot of time with the Marines in 68 at Khe San he always laugh about running in to his DI from 1952 there of all places outside of that never said much about his time during Korea war as a grunt from 52 to 54 or Vietnam he retired in 1973 age 38 and never look back but he love to watch the Gunny show mail call in later life

  • @patsupromajakr8498
    @patsupromajakr8498 Před rokem +4

    Interviews in the old days were so eloquent.

  • @tmm4461
    @tmm4461 Před rokem +3

    Genuinely an absolutely excellent actor in what ever part that needed him. Fortunately there were many.

  • @TheCanuck1962
    @TheCanuck1962 Před 4 lety +27

    R. Lee Ermy was a DI himself in the USMC. As someone who also served in the USMC, the boot camp scenes are the most realistic I have ever seen in a military movie. Semper FI. RIP Marine. Drinking with "Chesty" Puller now.
    "In 1961, at age 17, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California. He served in the aviation support field for a few years before becoming a drill instructor in India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where he was assigned from 1965 to 1967. Ermey then served in Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan. In 1968, he was ordered to South Vietnam with MWSG-17, and spent 14 months in the country. The remainder of his service was on Okinawa, where he was advanced to staff sergeant (E-6). He was medically retired in 1972 because of several injuries. On May 17, 2002, he received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant (E-7) by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James L. Jones."

    • @jbb9643
      @jbb9643 Před 3 lety

      Lee Ermy was a "Hollywood" Marine? Ooh Rah! MCRD San Diego makes 'em tough! Those of us that were tough enough to be trained at San Diego were often derided by the Paris Island trained Marines (out of pure jealousy) :-P

  • @TheBashar327
    @TheBashar327 Před 5 lety +399

    Terrible interviewer, but Ermey handled it well. Not too many people get to create something so iconic and memorable.

    • @bradl8887
      @bradl8887 Před 5 lety +5

      TheBashar327 Ermey was a great and interesting man, but he really wasn’t giving anything but the company line here. Good on the interviewer (Valerie Pringle) for trying different angles to get him to actually say something of substance.

    • @fiveofever2971
      @fiveofever2971 Před 4 lety +5

      They're Canadians. You shouldn't expect too much

    • @DIYTFY
      @DIYTFY Před 3 lety +1

      Great interview. 👍👍

  • @mikefinity7129
    @mikefinity7129 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I served in the Marines 4 yrs, 1968 - 1972, including a tour in Vietnam. GySygt Ermey, you gave an absolutely great, authentic portrayal of your character. Vivid, powerful. Semper Fi, Gunny. RIP

  • @manofthehour6856
    @manofthehour6856 Před 4 měsíci +1

    He is such an amazing actor and should have been at least nominated for an Academy Award. You can see the real person here, and he is so insightful and intelligent. Its amazing how young he looks here, and that he is no longer with us. And Valarie looks smashing as ever back then, though fortunately she IS still with us. Vincent D'Onofrio recently said that even though it was one of if not his actual first movie(s), he recognized that Ermey was "green". That wasn't a slight at Ermey's acting abilities at all, but just that he had not gone through the actual acting process in front of the camera.

  • @DougJK
    @DougJK Před 4 lety +1216

    This woman is one of those people that just constantly go “I dOn’T gEt It”

    • @henri1_96
      @henri1_96 Před 3 lety +33

      dude, i agree

    • @MichaelDavis-cy4ok
      @MichaelDavis-cy4ok Před 3 lety +85

      Totally agree, and I think that's mostly a good thing. I fought in Afghanistan, and I don't want the regular people to be able to "get it." I don't want most of the kids in this country being raised by people who are intimately acquainted with surviving combat. There's danger in coddling an entire generation (which we're dealing with now), but there's also danger in having a whole generation be too closely familiar with combat. Having a discussion with regular people about time in combat SHOULD be unsettling and alien for them.

    • @ravenousogre6986
      @ravenousogre6986 Před 3 lety +7

      I hate people like that

    • @JosiahWarren
      @JosiahWarren Před 2 lety +32

      You mean Women

    • @slaughterhouse5585
      @slaughterhouse5585 Před 2 lety +7

      Clueless. 😮

  • @jah5075
    @jah5075 Před 4 lety +905

    The Fatbodies who disliked this video are still paying for that Jelly Doughnut!

    • @MrDuck797
      @MrDuck797 Před 4 lety +8

      I think the people who disliked it were just annoyed by the interviewer’s naive and blind personality.

    • @Matt2099
      @Matt2099 Před 4 lety

      😂😂😂

    • @yepitsme7237
      @yepitsme7237 Před 3 lety

      Lmao

    • @jeffreytaylor4464
      @jeffreytaylor4464 Před 3 lety +1

      Ja H actually it was everybody else who payed for that Jelly Doughnut, the Fat Body got to eat it. That’s when school started for Pile.

    • @mrworkout79
      @mrworkout79 Před 3 lety +1

      A JELLY DOUGNUT?!?!

  • @katgrey6239
    @katgrey6239 Před rokem +3

    Such an amazing man. Thank you for your service! Many remarkable service men and women have served with honor.

  • @auldgoat5644
    @auldgoat5644 Před 2 lety

    So amazing to hear Hartman be such a soft spoken nice guy. R Lee Ermey was a gem.

  • @doctordirk6316
    @doctordirk6316 Před 5 lety +26

    Can't imagine anyone else in that role. One of those unforgettable performances. Perfect casting? Sir! ...Yes!...Sir!.

    • @dennisahmet4902
      @dennisahmet4902 Před 4 lety

      Well said numb nuts

    • @dennisahmet4902
      @dennisahmet4902 Před 4 lety

      Well said numb nuts

    • @codeoptimizationware2803
      @codeoptimizationware2803 Před 4 lety

      @
      Doctor Dirk:
      Reportedly, Ermey was almost NOT cast in his most infamous role as Gny. Sgt. Hartman. At first, Stanley Kubrick brought on the real-life Marine drill instructor and actor R. Lee Ermey to assist in the making of _Full Metal Jacket_ [1987] as Military Consultant. During rehearsals with another, previous actor as the drill Sgt., Ermey exclaimed something like _THAT'S not how you do it!_ and then demonstrated by getting all up into the face of another actor playing a recruit, yelling, screaming at the guy LOUD and HARD just in the way that real-life drill instructors do. Kubrick, very impressed, immediately promoted Ermey to the actual role in front of the camera that would no less than dominate the first half of the film. The rest is, as they say, history.
      While it's well known that R. Lee Ermey was a real life Marine, it's no less true that he was already a capable and completely qualified actor, having received probably about as much acting training in acting school as military training in the Marine Corps.

  • @roccobierman4985
    @roccobierman4985 Před 6 lety +487

    She's a crappy interviewer here. He showed a lot of composure to deal with her and deliver good information.

    • @michaeldorosh5047
      @michaeldorosh5047 Před 5 lety +11

      What did he have to "deal with" other than honest questions and sincere interest in the answers?

    • @16echo101stI
      @16echo101stI Před 5 lety +24

      @@michaeldorosh5047
      Interrupting him in mid answer and her responsive facial expressions of disgust and revolt during the interview.
      Though this interview isn't 10 years after Vietnam, it does give a glimpse into the general societal dynamics of the time. Media is revolted by the mere presence of a Vietnam War Veteran and the "cool as a cucumber" SSGT. Ermey. Eventually SSGT. Ermey was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant and... what's her name? Well, the public forgot about her long ago. But Ermey should get a Marine Corps Base named after him.

    • @michaeldorosh5047
      @michaeldorosh5047 Před 5 lety +10

      @@16echo101stI I'm not seeing disgust and revolt - I think your hero worship of Ermey is probably causing you to project...his promotion to Gunnery Sergeant was honorary, by the way.

    • @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736
      @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 Před 5 lety +4

      She's Canadian.

    • @16echo101stI
      @16echo101stI Před 5 lety +8

      @@michaeldorosh5047
      Thank you for your input, but I stand by my original comment. I don't think anyone here is disputing the fact that R. Lee Ermey's "Gunnery Sergeant" rank is honorary, but thanks for trying to enlighten us none the less.

  • @BabyLambCreations
    @BabyLambCreations Před 9 měsíci +1

    I won’t lie, it’s weird hearing R Lee Ermey talking so calmly and kindly when I’ve been so used to hearing him yelling so much. 😂
    He played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman so perfectly. I miss him.

  • @user-gx4ky6ct8c
    @user-gx4ky6ct8c Před měsícem +2

    Sgt. Hartman is the best drill instructor in film. There is no topping R. Lee Ermey's Sgt. Hartman.

  • @FrehleyFan3988
    @FrehleyFan3988 Před 4 lety +345

    The woman doesnt understand she is talking to r lee ermey, the greatest gunnery sergeant of all time in the united states marine corps

    • @nobody-hr1lo
      @nobody-hr1lo Před 4 lety +33

      It's sad when you realize how the cream of society sacrifices itself for the parasites to live.

    • @davidphillips8416
      @davidphillips8416 Před 4 lety +3

      @@nobody-hr1lo VERY TRUE.

    • @brendansmith4038
      @brendansmith4038 Před 4 lety +10

      Umm John Basilone? Anyone?

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti Před 4 lety

      Whatever.

    • @scottouellette9411
      @scottouellette9411 Před 4 lety +1

      Why was he great because he became an actor and profited off his military experiences...in the land of milk and honey.

  • @indomitusveritas9838
    @indomitusveritas9838 Před 4 lety +115

    "Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever." R. Lee Ermey . Semper FI Gunny..........RIP

  • @johncooney93
    @johncooney93 Před 7 měsíci +1

    My Father is a former Marine and Vietnam vet. He said the training half was the most realistic scene in a movie he has ever seen aside from PVT Pyle being able to sneak any live rounds back to the barracks. One of my favorite movies as a kid and still now. Coming from an Army combat vet, Afghanistan and Iraq

  • @jasenwright1178
    @jasenwright1178 Před 3 lety +2

    Why didn't he get an Oscar? he was simply amazing! The films director must have been delighted with the way Lee just 'nailed it'! --Perfect!

  • @ludwigfan3013
    @ludwigfan3013 Před 3 lety +18

    There's nobody else who could've played Sgt. Hartman better than R. Lee Ermey. He even Improvised some of the lines in the movie. Rest in Peace Sir and thank you for your service.

    • @markherring3513
      @markherring3513 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I think Mr. Bookman the Library cop could have played that role too.

  • @MrFennmeista
    @MrFennmeista Před 6 lety +308

    I was actually thinking of meeting him someday. Rip Gunny.

    • @jeffreymcfadden9403
      @jeffreymcfadden9403 Před 6 lety +21

      15 years ago I ordered and received his gunny action figure, and he had autographed it on the back.

    • @FuniAlien
      @FuniAlien Před 6 lety

      jeffrey mcfadden-Nice

    • @joshuajones7390
      @joshuajones7390 Před 6 lety +5

      I met him when I was 14, the dude was as cool as they come!

    • @teller1290
      @teller1290 Před 6 lety

      me, too. life moves fast.

    • @teller1290
      @teller1290 Před 6 lety +3

      Hilly's the red. Right out of the 1960s counter-revolution.

  • @ghedebaronsamedi
    @ghedebaronsamedi Před rokem +3

    "I'm a piece of cake." Well, you didn't manage to make that sound any less threatening, Mr. Ermey. RIP Sir, you were a treasure.

  • @robleary3353
    @robleary3353 Před rokem +1

    A National treasure, as all Vets are. He was articulate and inteligent in discussing this subject and his experiences in the Marines.

  • @adriansherlockdamondark.1094

    I still remember walking into the movie theater to watch FMJ in 1987. Kubrick and the awesome drill sergeant...mind blowing!

  • @bluestar9463
    @bluestar9463 Před 3 lety +382

    "No honey, Drill Sergeants usually fluff your pillow, kiss you goodnight, and make you tea and crumpets in the morning." What a dope.

    • @jaybrock812
      @jaybrock812 Před 3 lety +10

      What no Alpine mint on my pillow? Lol

    • @randysretired2020
      @randysretired2020 Před 3 lety +6

      That would have been an epic response. 😂

    • @pamelabacker2420
      @pamelabacker2420 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, right? She's so clueless!😂😂

    • @Apfelkind4000
      @Apfelkind4000 Před 2 lety +6

      As a German Paratroopers captain I tell you, that you don’t need to abuse your men physically and mentally in order to train them properly . 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @schechter01
      @schechter01 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Apfelkind4000 When's the last time your country's paratroopers (or even your infantry) were in a battle, with live fire & everything else? Germany hasn't been too active in recent decades...

  • @spacewalker7721
    @spacewalker7721 Před rokem +2

    It’s weird but nice to see him being so soft spoken and kind

  • @eleazarruoch576
    @eleazarruoch576 Před 2 lety +9

    I love this guy. He both made me want to join the Marines and at the same time, run for my life.

  • @Maxumized
    @Maxumized Před 3 lety +42

    I would have said: “Thank you, I’m glad you’re afraid of me because that means my acting was precisely on point.”

  • @mattiasvejdegren1255
    @mattiasvejdegren1255 Před 3 lety +59

    He should have recieved 2 oscars for his performance in Full Metal Jacket😳😇💕

    • @jamescampbell5516
      @jamescampbell5516 Před 2 lety +3

      How about 3? Best Actor, Best Technical Advisor and best all around depiction of the ultimate DI getting young men ready for war.

    • @testing4037
      @testing4037 Před 2 lety +4

      He wasn't acting.

    • @mrmustangman
      @mrmustangman Před 2 lety +1

      one for his rifle and one for his gun.....

  • @christophercornelius9198

    All his roles where great. we all love you R. Lee.
    He will always be remembered and appreciated.

  • @tedzimmerly
    @tedzimmerly Před rokem

    I went to Boot camp in 1989 and then 4 years in the Infantry- 2/7. Sometimes I think back deep about those days and it is still so vivid. I see the events so clearly it instantly takes me back for a moment. Then I snap back and say. "what the F was I thinking", and have a little smile. Great experience for a naïve kid from Nebraska. Those experiences made me relentlessly unstoppable for the rest of my life which has been the source of much of my success in life. Young people, especially young men need to experience real difficulty and build resilience. An easy life cheats one of their greatest potential.

  • @Holiday48000
    @Holiday48000 Před 6 lety +175

    Semper Fi Gunny, R.I.P.

  • @adricklynn8882
    @adricklynn8882 Před 5 lety +41

    Fascinating to see this side of him, really a cool interview.

  • @SpinachMinich
    @SpinachMinich Před 4 měsíci

    I got to meet Mr. Ermey at a sporting goods store and he was the kindest soul. He told me he loved the M1 Garand the most. RIP to a legend

  • @willfomes406
    @willfomes406 Před rokem

    he seems like a genuinely nice person in this interview. excellent actor.

  • @silencedogood880
    @silencedogood880 Před 6 lety +82

    "Tough Love" changed my life! Thanks Gunny. You will live forever in our memories and the things you said, your book, all of the movies, and Mail Call on History Channel!!

  • @artmcghee8809
    @artmcghee8809 Před 6 lety +34

    R.I.P Gunny, I remember those days and nights.
    USMC Ret. 73 - 93.

  • @joeyaugustthfc
    @joeyaugustthfc Před 5 měsíci +1

    seems like a lovely man in addition to a lovely actor. RIP

  • @AdoreYouInAshXI
    @AdoreYouInAshXI Před rokem +2

    Can you imagine a celebrity being interviewed in 2023 having this much class, intelligence and respect? We have truly fallen far as a society, and people like R Lee Ermey really put it into perspective.

  • @kerchydaproductions6384
    @kerchydaproductions6384 Před 4 lety +12

    I love how R. Lee Ermey is able to talk to civilian's and a polite civilized tone and treat soldiers with tough, tough love you can tell this man cares about not just his country but his fellow countrymen and women.

  • @ow_at1977
    @ow_at1977 Před 6 lety +19

    Wow, a powerful man with very powerful memory's. Hard man with a soft heart, rip from UK

  • @Wilbarrow
    @Wilbarrow Před rokem +1

    This guy was special. Very easy to understand. A truer great guy would be hard to find.

  • @kayokk-
    @kayokk- Před 3 lety +1

    Lee Ermey is the default go-to for every role to be played in thy fashion. He embodied the role/genre forever!

  • @zackthebongripper7274
    @zackthebongripper7274 Před 6 lety +24

    What a gentleman, and an intelligent man. RIP Gunny. He should have been in more movies.

  • @Alprazolam08
    @Alprazolam08 Před 6 lety +108

    We lost a legend.

  • @dolbysullivan1196
    @dolbysullivan1196 Před 2 lety

    R. Lee Ermey is such a great actor that the character he portrays in the film sticks into the interviewer's perception of him in real life!

  • @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore

    I have never heard this guy talk is such a calm tone in over 30 years! Still love him, Rest in Peace my friend, See you later.🍺🍺👍