In the movie "Full Metal Jacket" Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermy) delivers a profanity-laced tirade as he welcomes new recruits to Marine Corp basic training on Parris Island. During this tirade he singles out Pvt. Pyle (among others), telling him: "You're so ugly you could be a modern-art masterpiece" and to "wipe that stupid-looking grin off your face, or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you." No wonder Pvt. Pyle seeks revenge later on. Sgt. Hartman punishes the rest of the platoon for Pvt Pyle's mistakes. "You're not giving him the proper motivation!" Hartman yells at the troops.
Lee Ermy a former Parris Island drill instructor originally hired as technical advisor was given the part of Sgt. Hartman after Kubrick observed the way he handled actors during casting session improvisations. Most of the outrageous insults he hurls at recruits were Ermy's own creations. |
