Gomer Pyle (Full Metal Jacket)

Lots can be said about this movie. I considered posting the entire drill scene, but this fragment captures it pretty well on its own. Buy this movie!
In the military, you are confronted with your drill instructor practically immediately, he personifies violence and aggression.
Brutalization and desensitization are what happens at boot camp. From the moment you step off the bus you are physically and verbally abused: countless push-ups, endless hours at attention or running with heavy loads, while carefully trained professionals take turns screaming at you. Your head is shaved, you are herded together naked and dressed alike, losing all individuality. This brutalization is designed to break down your existing mores and norms and to accept a new set of values that embrace destruction, violence, and death as a way of life. In the end, you are desensitized to violence and accept it as a normal and essential survival skill in your brutal new world.
-- On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society, Dave Grossman

[@MambaBreezy24]

Pvt. Pyle: 🙂 "Wipe that disgusting grin off your face." Pvt. Pyle: 😗

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

😂😂😂😂

[@tmarquis100]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Saarah308]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

@@Saarah308 😆😆

[@jogingeorge4885]

Do you find it....risible?

[@FictionWeLiveIn]

Out of all the insults and threats he yells at these guys, "I will definitely fuck you up" just seemed so sincere and scary.

[@sharlahiggins5090]

I still say R. Lee Ermey should have gotten an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

It does. So straightforward.

[@richardnoah2922]

Haven't been fucked until you've been fucked by an 82nd Airborne drill sergeant

[@mikekinsella2822]

my favorite is when he tells joker he best unfuck himself

[@FenriZz]

Tô me it sounded like an exclamation

[@megastack95]

"Bullshit. I bet you could suck a golf ball through a garden hose" One of the funniest quotes

[@Sebastian-kb1vm]

Do you know how much suck power you need to accomplish that task

[@Lott0Jay]

Lol😢😢😢

[@Dana-wq5tp]

He wrote most of his own dialogue, so it becomes even more impressive.

[@tylercaulder7324]

So many things he says in this entire scene that are still used today to insult someone 🤣

[@rainydayz2447]

Favorite insult from R.Lee. R.I.P🕊️

[@jbo_0030]

His face when he tried to hold in the smile 🤣🤣🤣

[@Simon0]

😏

[@4Noirr_]

😭😭😭😭😭😭he said 😙

[@kinglevi1997]

@@4Noirr_ omgggg 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@bankroiii7278]

😂😂🤣💀

[@dominico-l9028]

What ermey said wasnt scripted and pyle was actually trying not to laugh in real life too

[@mewtoo007]

I know this wasnt scripted. And Pyle was genuinely trying not to laugh so Emery played on it and added his own. (From what I read anyways)

[@hjrosas071]

Sometimes you don't even think you're laughing. It happened to me in boot camp. I didn't think I was laughing, but the DI got on my face for laughing. The more I stopped trying to laugh the more pissed he got. So I got smoked in the quarterdeck until it was obvious I wasn't laughing anymore, then I got smoked some more.

[@Angrygreentea]

@@hjrosas071 Yow are you okay now?

[@addrad4916]

@@hjrosas071 what does it mean you got “smoked in the quarterdeck?”

[@addrad4916]

@Jul Ian thank you for clarifying that for me.

[@0icekold7]

Where’s your proof it wasn’t scripted?

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

"did your parents have any children that lived?" 🤣🤣 BRUTAL

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

I mean there was him.

[@whitetroutchannel]

i bet they regret that

[@nhrabandit]

What's your name fatbody?

[@whitetroutchannel]

@@nhrabandit lawrence sir!!

[@noodleschalepah5934]

@@whitetroutchannel Lawrence what Lawrence of Arabia 😂

[@tomasbar1101]

"You are ugly you could be modern art masterpiece"

[@ckkaneaster]

my favorite line of the movie

[@anonymousstout4759]

My favourite "I didn't know they stacked shit that high"

[@Sergiuss555]

actually he probably meant postmodern.

[@darylsfan9680]

What's your name, fat body?

[@sevenhornets]

And we have had you on display for a very ver----y long time.

[@CaptainMarvel08]

Powerful performance by both actors - it makes the viewer go from laughing with Pyle to concern for him in seconds.

[@paleofolk]

Best part it wasnt a performance this scene wasnt scripted lmfao

[@goldenwolf8081]

@@paleofolkif it was scripted it wouldn’t be this intense or real

[@troygalarza8326]

Well said.

[@menfaaanda]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Lee_Ermey

[@blackswan7568]

In all fairness to ol' Gomer, if I was in that room listening to Hartman's hilariously clever insults, I would probably have a hard time not smiling, too.

[@rodrickmason8990]

Facts! I stayed on disciplinary pt when I was in boot camp for laughing at the sergeants. Eventually, they left me alone.

[@ShalenaRhodes]

I like being Reserved and Placid

[@galaddamodred1110]

I served as an "Asteğmen" in Turkish army. Basically we were Officers but without a Comission. We were above NCO's but after one year our compulsory military service was deemed finished. So long story short when I was chewing out an enlisted man I made sure that I threw in some funny phrases like Hartman. I don't know why. Honestly it seemed like an instinct :D

[@trichotillomaniac1959]

I love how he closes his eyes to keep them from getting gouged out.

[@nytewrtr]

And skull fucked as well 🤣

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Good observation 😂

[@mercian9425]

To be fair who wants to be skullfucked.

[@user-vr5hp9fp5n]

No he’s closing his eyes to distract himself from continuing to smirk.

[@Atreyuwu]

Nope

[@mreshadow]

I'd never survive. Laughing my ass off constantly

[@drsudo5135]

I’d end up fighting the drill Sargent

[@mreshadow]

@@drsudo5135 That would be your last fight, probably

[@mreshadow]

@@drsudo5135 Also, nice avatar. Makes me a little paranoid

[@mobbcreep956]

He didn't either

[@mreshadow]

@@mobbcreep956 True!

[@Quetzocoatl22]

I love how he uses his own hands to choke himself at first. Just following directions, sergeant!

[@Karlebow571]

Goddamn it his hand numbnuts

[@sonnyfox8407]

I bet he’s had experience choking. He looks like he could suck a golf ball through a garden hose

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

I'm sure it was for some legal liability reason of some kind. DI would probably get in trouble if he choked the laugher out of Pyle. If Pyle choked himself he wouldn't do a good enough job of it. So Pyle's ordered to fall into Gunny's hand and the fact that he ends up getting accidentally choked is just a happy coincidence.

[@tommycoopersmagiccarpetwea817]

As the sergeant major walked away, Leonard should've mumbled "What a c***, eh?"

[@TrinispaceTT]

Am i the only one feel amused to Gomer Pyle's smile? 😂 But on a sad note, R.I.P R. Lee Ermey.

[@adeptusmechanicus1029]

Above all, RIP Pvt. Pyle

[@igotdarkaether4813]

So you hate gay people too huh

[@pyrocynicalreal8405]

@@igotdarkaether4813 what

[@ImaPullThru]

Big up Trinidad 🇹🇹

[@PapaHill822]

@@igotdarkaether4813 yea I do

[@RodFleming-World]

I remember an interview which said D'Onofrio was actually corpsing but Ermey wouldn't stop and Kubrick just ran with it. Brilliant all round.

[@EricCutrer]

What do you mean he was corpsing?

[@RodFleming-World]

@@EricCutrer in theatre, 'corpsing' refers to having an uncontrollable fit of giggles while acting. Allegedly it derives from actors who are pretending to be dead bursting out laughing.

[@sleightofmind2016]

@@RodFleming-World Do they have a term for when an actor is 'corpsing' but it becomes funnier then the actual scene and they keep it in anyway? Just curious and thanks.

[@RodFleming-World]

@@sleightofmind2016 hi I don't know of one but it has certainly happened. The incident here is one but another was in Pretty Woman where Gere snaps the jewel case on Roberts' fingers and she absolutely horse-laughs. Even though she breaks the fourth wall, it was too good to lose. There's loads. There was one on YT where a game show host nearly collapsed because the answer to a question about skiing was 'Fanny Chmelar.' It's extremely funny. And it was live...

[@sleightofmind2016]

@@RodFleming-World Thanks!

[@Spartan117861]

the funniest part in this movie is the bootcamp part

[@lincolndimmick-cdhs9100]

The boot camp part was really the part that made the movie. The vet Marines and Soldiers could relate because Ermey used to be a DI and nailed the performance.

[@Neildo430ci]

@@lincolndimmick-cdhs9100 yup, all of it. even the ass kicking. My pops said it right.

[@kingdjc69]

Still watching this in 2021

[@ritam8767]

@@UncleButterworth I was wheezing the whole time it was on. I don't think I've laughed that hard at anything since.

[@Blackman19498]

It was the best part of the movie 🎥 not saying the rest wasn’t good, but it kinda loss steam , in my opinion

[@Usagi1992]

Pyle wasn't the only one: the audience pretty much stopped grinning as well. :/

[@0ne323]

Nah that's where the devilish grin comes in LMAO

[@kurbybfl3240]

I laughed so idk wtf your talking about

[@DialgaMarine3]

Uuuuhhhh… Welcome to the Marine Corps?

[@shiba204]

Its funny because you are the type of person who he describes lol

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

@@shiba204 unfortunately, me too.

[@clash1024]

0:58 I like how he stands there for a moment to process "GET ON YOUR KNEES SCUMBAG!"

[@dionst.michael5818]

I noticed that too. Cool to know I’m not the only one who picks up on these small nuances in classics like this. Cheers

[@HANKSANDY69420]

*He was def thinking what it sounded like*

[@Cholesterol-w1j]

Aaaaaugh 💦💦💦

[@genivalbarros3678]

Only a genius could direct a movie and that would become Full Metal Jacket.

[@KenMasters.]

This film feels like I'm watching a 1987 reboot of The D.I., which was made three decades before Full Metal Jacket.

[@GameTesterDev]

See I agree to a point... Everything after the "I Love you Long time" scene wasn't that great at all... But everything before it was PERFECT... It's almost as if they switched directors and producers midway through the movie and said "fuck it, let's release it as it is"

[@HANKSANDY69420]

​@@KenMasters. *i'm sorry what*

[@KenMasters.]

@@HANKSANDY69420 You never seen The D.I. before?

[@HANKSANDY69420]

@@KenMasters. No, I just did a quick Google search, and that's it.

[@ijustgottahotdog]

Poor Leonard he did his best and tried so hard. I felt sorry for him.

[@mr.joshua204]

Just because you try your best and fail, dosent make you a winner. You have to earn that

[@Anthony-lq6mb]

@@mr.joshua204 you're so tough Mr joshua

[@thinginground5179]

@@mr.joshua204 isn’t trying your best earning it though? Idiot alert

[@causetheplumstasteyum7848]

@@Anthony-lq6mb The toughest !

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

@@OliverInternational ...and not even have the god damned courtasy to give Baltic Avenue a reach around!

[@FrehleyFan3988]

He said Jesus so many times, that Jesus actually called back

[@Cjnw]

and the Virgin Mary shat on him :P

[@capt.macmillan5055]

Jesus died for our sins, please don't make joke of him.

[@Juugo211]

@@capt.macmillan5055 God jokes will always exist. Lighten up.

[@Prince_Unknown1]

Jesus called back like " Surprise Mother focka "

[@capt.macmillan5055]

@Mette B bubble gum 😏

[@tony745]

Scary and funny. These two deserve Oscar for this. This is a masterpiece !

[@mebeasensei]

A modern art masterpiece.

[@jsvkia1]

Lmao....i dont think i would be able to help myself either lol...the shit he says is hilarious

[@scrappy93]

Trust me you would. Our company commanders said funny shit, but you knew not to laugh.

[@DialgaMarine3]

At first it’s really hard to not laugh or even smile, but you learn pretty quickly.

[@MOG0311]

Back in the day they would just beat the hell out of you, now they will PT you nonstop and keep you up for 40+ hours if you wanna get cheeky with the DI's, either way you'll learn quick not to laugh or smile.

[@jared0636]

@@scrappy93 Coastie?

[@jaredthompson553]

😂 😂 agreed

[@elijahdubois7902]

"YOU'RE SO UGLY YOU CAN BE A MODERN ART MASTERPIECE!" Funniest line in the movie 🤣🤣🤣

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

See, I think the Sargent just didn't understand modern art and was therefore intimidated by it. He reacted the only way he knew how, with hostility. The Maines really need to address this. Perhaps send the Sargent to an art history class?

[@elijahdubois7902]

@@RaptorFromWeegee yup 😂

[@samdajellybeenie14]

RIP R. Lee Ermey!

[@REGAMEPLAYER]

Yeah he died from pneumonia.

[@Good_Luck_8619]

😓

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

It's the "Sir, I'm trying, Sir. 😖" that gets me. 😆

[@Ashleymugenfan]

0:17 that's a funny quote!😂😂

[@luwbz]

"Well any fucking time sweetheart" 🤣🤣🤣

[@nemochicky4697]

Sir I’m trying sir!

[@riverplate0101]

"you better start shitting me Tiffany cufflinks.." Awesome

[@Superman_305]

Full Metal Jacket is one of the most hilarious movies ever made and the late, great R. Lee Ermy A.K.A Serg was just brilliant playing gunnery sgt Hartman maybe because for him that was life imitating art. R.I.P R.Lee Ermy "Serg" 🙏

[@igotdarkaether4813]

Good thing that homaphobe died

[@marcojeffries8375]

Ha m Hartman was funny as hell the movie is a master pic piece rip bro

[@igotdarkaether4813]

@@marcojeffries8375 he’s a homophobe so not rip

[@Superman_305]

@@igotdarkaether4813 even already commie nobody gives a damn what you have to say

[@Superman_305]

@@marcojeffries8375 yep 👍

[@joevaladez8158]

Turns out that R. Lee Emery wasn't acting. He was Marine Corp and was told to just do just do his job as a drill sergeant/gunnery position to make the most believable character. R. I. P. Emery

[@Daybreak6427]

He wasn't originally cast to play Hartman. He was an advisor, and was supposed to teach the actor. He realized the actor just didn't have it, and when Ermey asked Kubrick to let him play Hartman, Kubrick initially said no. Ermey then went full DI and yelled at Kubrick to stand up when he's speaking, to which Kubrick, shocked, immediately complied. That was enough to convince him.

[@goldenwolf8081]

⁠@@Daybreak6427Hartman was the best man for the role nobody else could have done it even a tiny bit better no one!

[@SkoolConnor]

@@goldenwolf8081 you mean Ermey? Hartman is the character, not the actor..

[@garyfletcher2998]

I first saw L Emry play the drill sgt in a little known but brilliant film "The boys from Company C" it came out few years before FMJ. Watch it if you've never seen it a modern classic.

[@littielesbians]

It's all fun and games until you have to lean forward and choke yourself.

[@joel8583]

What fun and games?

[@jjrj8568]

​@@joel8583if done with a woman

[@Cholesterol-w1j]

@@jjrj8568 0:49

[@finchh1688]

“You better Start shitting me Tiffany cuff links or I will fuck you up!” What a line 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LeathaFace84]

The boot camp scenes are the best part of the movie hands down!!!

[@argiedude3762]

The funniest thing is that Kubrick told D'Onofrio to gain weight, so he showed up all buffed up. But then he looked like he could kick everyone's ass, so he sent him back and told him to come back when he was fatter.

[@jjrj8568]

D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin are massive, total units; Modine pretty tall as well, but thinner.

[@iwanttodie1619]

" or i'm gonna skull-fuck you ! " i need to use that more often in my life , seems like a power line.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

Even the Marines aren't allowed to use that line anymore. Too triggering, threatening lethal physical harm upon a recruit.

[@arrownoir]

HeMan got an axe in his back trying to do that to Skeletor, so I wouldn’t recommend it.

[@jjrj8568]

sounds like an S&M line

[@2006CadillacSRX]

I lost my sanity at 0:42 🤣

[@buckfiden6102]

Them drill instructors come up with the funniest shit ...they talk shit all day. I'll NEVER forget my drill instructors !

[@rafanj824]

This scene is so incredible 'cause i was laughing too, and he made me stop smiling too. Perfection.

[@jessicatrevino323]

0:11 Lawrence Lawrence what of Arabia LOL 🤣🤣

[@duck5336]

He really said that's enough like he wasn't the one choking the shit out of him lmfao 😂😂 R.I.P R. Lee Ermey.

[@JakeSandersonMusic]

“You’re so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece.” Genius.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

Jackson Pollock really resented that line.

[@EvilTerry35]

Once Pyle starts to get back up, Hartman clenches his right fist, preparing for a possible retaliation. Brilliant.

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

All the scenes with Private Pyle is a Masterpiece. 😎👍🎬📽

[@Skullbumble]

Even the suicide part? Huh?

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

@@Skullbumble yup

[@kencaen]

@@Skullbumble if you’re asking that, this isn’t a movie for you

[@sneakerbay1836]

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

[@3_KNIVES]

I read that R. Lee Ermy was going non stop on vulgar one-liners for at least 2-3 hours during the audition that movie producers and directors had to cut most of them out just to keep the movie "Rated R"!

[@nytewrtr]

They should've put it all in the extras or deleted scenes.

[@TheRoyalCheez]

sgt: wipe that smile off your face pyle: sir yes sir *keeps smiling*

[@lexbeltran1354]

Private Pyle wasn't all there in the head😅

[@joscar062]

He went from 🙂to 😗 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waltermiller8602]

“ Did your parents have any kids that lived ?” 😂

[@darkroast9907]

I can't even imagine how hard it must've been to not laugh

[@elkevinski]

Until you're there in person and your emotions are actually put to the test

[@Superman_305]

I'm still shocked after seeing the movie a hundred times I had no Idea Vince D'Onofrio played the role of edgar in the movie men in black my mind Is still blown 🤯

[@bartdegryse9345]

He also plays kingpin in the punisher

[@emmag6954]

bart degryse I CAN SEE IT NOW WOW LOL

[@bartdegryse9345]

@@emmag6954 *Heh* , enjoy that information.

[@joscar062]

@@bartdegryse9345 He was in daredevil and hawkeye

[@jeffclark2]

I actually tried to enlist in the Armed Forces. In 1986, I was interested in joining the Air Force (I was disqualified because I wear glasses). In 1992, I took a test and failed. I was almost 30 at the time. Anyway, if I did join the Army or Marines, I wouldn't keep a straight face if my drill instructor kept yelling at me and swearing like a street kid. I'd burst out laughing! Then I'd have to do 200 push-ups, run the obstacle course and get slapped around a few times. (I don't know if drill instructors do that today, but boot camp IS rigorous and regimented in order to strengthen physical and mental discipline.) "Sir! Yes, Sir!"

[@Alicious_Al]

Kingpin trained for Vietnam, faked his death and ended up ruling Hell’s Kitchen.

[@lukecrawford7051]

Wait, is that actually Kingpin?!

[@urmomlel]

@@lukecrawford7051 hahah yeah it is the same actor

[@thenewjord50]

And became an MIB criminal to a NY detective

[@peteowen3539]

Superb acting all round.

[@Jim_L]

I wouldn't be able to stop grinning either if I had to listen to his over-the-top he-man utterances.

[@marlon8095]

Nobody likes you, Jim.

[@thomasbrown3356]

I had that same look on my face the first night of Basic Training. But it was because of others getting royally and verbally reamed. I couldn't keep it in. Lol. 30 years later, I still laugh at the memories.

[@malachigamingandtalk9970]

0:52 I'm dying ☠

[@BessieMorrison]

I`m from Norway and just ended my service as an conskript soldier. During my one year of service, a couple of the soldiers had to quit due to stress related issues... If they can`t even handle recruit-trainng, they`r not even near suited for war, better quit early before it`s too late...

[@edvenuto9614]

Do you think the movie realistic

[@RResidentAlienNN]

@Ed basic certaintly was in this movie. You knew not to laugh. Co's and instructors said some funny stuff in there but you knew that laughing would be a huge mistake. As far as the rest of the movie goes, I haven't seen it and I wasn't around for Nam but I can certainly speak to the realities of basic and those first few weeks. Ends up feeling like the best thing you've ever done for you're life but not during the first couple of weeks you're hating yourself for thinking you made a huge mistake.

[@RResidentAlienNN]

@Ed what you see on KZbin under basic videos and bootcamp are just that. Videos. They know the cameras are rolling. Its what you don't see that you could only see if you went in that makes this video more realistic. They do not mess around. Ever. Especially during wartime.

[@RResidentAlienNN]

Good question though.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

Norway has a military?

[@raygun26]

“You better start shitting out Tiffany cuff links, or I will definitely fuck you up”😂😂😂

[@AcousticNRG]

Pyle trying not to laugh is epic lol

[@lcjones0710]

0:24 I feel attacked lol

[@drz400e332]

Almost didn't recognize Pyle as the leading detective in the Law and Order SVU series, Vincent something..

[@muhammadrizkisatria5059]

drz400e332 detective goren in L&O CI

[@thomastarwater6035]

Vincent D'Onofrio. He actually packed on an extra fifty pounds for his role as Leonard Lawrence aka Gomer Pyle.

[@pearlwhite3009]

@@oldroanio5631 No, Matthew Perry played Chandler.

[@pearlwhite3009]

@@oldroanio5631 Matthew Perry and Vincent D'Onofrio are two different people, idiot.

[@ronnym1977]

It was also Vincent's first motion picture.

[@shaunbrennan5882]

"Did your parents have any children that lived" fucking cracks me up everytime.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

Till this day, no actor could replicate this character. Some have tried but they all failed.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

You'll never get a boot camp army scene better than any of the scenes in this movie.. work of art 🎨

[@theshermantanker7043]

That's Kubrick for you. Guy treats his actors like shit and is a tyrant, but you unfortunately can't deny that it actually works in producing masterpieces like this movie

[@Nathanhodgeon13]

Helps that he use to be what he is portraying.

[@ShalenaRhodes]

I like his Smile while being Calm, Unlike Hartman, I like having a Soft, Quiet, Humble, Philosophical, and Exceptional Voice, I love Tsumugi Kotobuki 💜

[@demarsimon5882]

As i kid i snuck in this movie from watching another movie and was hooked.

[@rjbalbuena7789]

Oh Vincent was actually cracking up. The best part was that he closed his eyes as if that was gonna help him LMAO

[@BrittneyCooper-yb3td]

Legend has it Pvt Pyle is still choking himself.

[@memonson5586]

14 people were named Lawrence

[@Good_Luck_8619]

Goat 5305 what of Arabia ?

[@f18cowboy50]

This movie made me want to join the Marines.

[@corpseplayground1949]

thats the complete opposite of what this movie wanted

[@RResidentAlienNN]

Its not the opposite of what the movie wanted dude come on. You seriously think that? This movie was based on the realities of life during wartime in the core in that era. Its all fun and games until those cameras are turned off. You wouldn't dare laugh or smile at them. Joining was and still is the best thing that's happened to many people..you just think the opposite those first few weeks and they are pure hell. Joining the military is still the best thing that's ever happened for alot of us and it opened up doors that were never before even realistic or imaginable. That's that.

[@RResidentAlienNN]

I can't personally speak for nam recruits because I wasn't alive. I'm just giving you my take on it per my experience. I think what you're trying to say corpse is that this movie wanted to shed light on the REALITIES of war and not the old john wayne atta boy storm the beaches with pride propaganda most received and viewed it as before realizing it wasn't reality and to that I say, you're 100% correct.

[@Je_QzcY3mN0]

Same, and I'm not even american

[@uadrama]

@@Je_QzcY3mN0 you don’t gotta be American to wanna join, I’m Mexican American born here but regardless I joined because I wanna be remembered as one of the baddest motherfukkers that ever lived, whenever you see a marine or veteran that was in the marines that’s Fkn cool

[@aldito7586]

"I'm gonna give you 3 fucking seconds !!!"

[@MrJoo-zc5cd]

EXACTLY 3 FUCKING SECONDS!

[@johndough201]

Although it's been 41 years since Platoon 1107 & SSgt Manfredi & I still laugh @ some parts of this exchange, I nearly cry @ other parts. Boot camp @ MCRD San Diego wasn't long enough for me; Just when I figured it couldn't get any worse, I was informed that bc I was too weak & unmotivated I was dropped to Physical Conditioning Platoon 2311 w/SSgt Wenner for additional training. I wanted to commit suicide but I couldn't bring myself to give Sgt Davis the satisfaction of winning so I hung in there for a few more weeks. Lee, I know you'd heard it said a million times, but you played the Gunns flawlessly & thanks for that. R.I.P. Marine🇺🇸

[@DavaScript846]

"I look down & Hottie's at the bottom of the stairs looking like Gomer Pyle with a darn army outfit on. 🤣🤣"

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

Aside from the choking part, this is a close representation of what I experienced. But it was a necessary thing because if you couldn't cut it in basic then you'd probably risk countless lives on the battlefield.

[@haroldwithey517]

Brings back memories of basic for me. How about you?

[@doneme152]

have you ever talked back in a polite way? there's a scene where Gunnery says "carry on, ladies" what would have happened if someone said "sir I'm not a lady sir"?

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

@@doneme152 You wouldn't want to contradict anything they called you. Otherwise, your ass and the whole platoon would get smoked until the DI got tired.

[@davidclaudy4822]

I did infantry basic at Ft Benning in 86. This is the most realistic basic scene of any movie ever produced. It raises the hairs on my arms. Such fond memories.

[@doneme152]

@@The_Kirk_Lazarus damn, I guess it's really tough

[@O308_1-6]

This lady is a true American asmr KZbinr and I’m here for all of what she does

[@SkoolConnor]

am I the only one who laughs at the drill sergeant parts?

[@tannerprice5151]

No man. I laughed really hard when I first watched all the Drill Sargent scenes.

[@vietnamesenoodle3280]

every person named Lawrence got violated

[@Ashaleeey530]

“Sir, I’m trying, sir! 🥴” 😂😂😂

[@HatianHurricane]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece!!!!! Period!!!!

[@madjoe49]

1:29 tells himself when he’s choked him enough

[@thepalatrpro]

I’d be thrown in the brig because I’d be pissing myself laughing. This scene never, ever gets old!

[@lfcwilli]

Still the best war film ever made, Vincent was perfect

[@momchilandonov]

Dude... What about Stalingrad and Saving Private Ryan?

[@samusaran13372]

or apocalypse now

[@causetheplumstasteyum7848]

@@momchilandonov There are several , but its certainly up there !

[@THEJefftheKiller]

Hacksaw Ridge

[@aleccap5946]

Shocked that this was filmed in North London, such good film with the best film director of the day. Is that you John Wayne lol

[@SmurfBlizzy]

Damn I actually miss bootcamp days lol!!!! He played the fuck out that role! Its hard as shit not to laugh until u get the whole platoon smoked!

[@thomasbrown3356]

The first night was hilarious. I was trying so hard to keep my military bearing , listening to the man next to me get reamed- until it was turn. Lol. "What the hell you laughing at, son!". "Sir, nothing, Sir!"

[@SmurfBlizzy]

@@thomasbrown3356 lmaooooooo BRO FACTS!!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@blotterdowney8075]

comedic gold this entire scene

[@athermedia91]

Takes some acting resisting laughing. Unbelievablely good scene this

[@hellasgr8674]

Legendary eras when drill instructors meant business!

[@InsertFloppy]

Pyle was such a defining actor for FMJ that I often forget that there's a whole half a movie left after he dies

[@TC-rj8ec]

This is my favorite movie of all time, when I was in the marines I had a DI just like Guney, RIP

[@user-jg5qx7eg8i]

Bro I think that smirk was real and unscripted, the drill instructor is just funny as hell

[@sajidfazal4305]

Wait a minute, Is that Kingpin ?

[@jbrewerman2]

Yes.

[@robertbreschard3493]

0:30 sir yes sir

[@SixGunTiger24]

A hell of an actor; a proud marine and a damn proud American bada$$! Little known fact, Ermey’s official rank was Staff Sergeant, USMC. In recognition for his services with veterans after he retired; as well as his performance as an actor; he would be posthumously awarded the rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Commandant of the USMC after he passed away.

[@walterwhite4699]

I'd be fucking dead by the end of the day, cuz I'd be on the floor laughing my ass off.

[@albertol9654]

I was nuts watching this movie as a child.. It was a disturbing but well acted movie.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

Not a suitable movie for the under-12 set

[@HamburgerTime209]

“Do you think I’m funny???” “Sir, you’re pretty witty, Sir!”

[@UNÐERHØRIZØN]

When you realize this is the King Pin actor.

[@hughjunit2503]

Literally made himself a legend!!!!! RIP Gunny

[@emmanuelperez8094]

Rip R lee Ermey and your awesome charismatic ideals will live on forever the Marines are proud of you

[@nemochicky4697]

I watched the whole movie, and I’ll definitely say I like the first 45 minutes the best

[@rogermouton2273]

Never heard lines like this from the sergeant in Gomer Pyle

[@DFatsaxx]

I don’t know what algorithm brought me to this clip, I’ve never seen this movie. I literally can’t stop laughing 😂. The face he made when he tried to stop laughing is priceless

[@hoarbaby]

I’d suggest watching it you god damned communist heathen!!! (Line from the movie)

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

You can pretty much count on any movie made by Stanley Kubrick from 'Lolita' to 'Eyes Wide Shut' to be beyond amazing. He's arguably the greatest film maker in history.