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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@May 2 2005, 02:41 PM
R. Lee Emery was an 11 year Marine, he rose to the rank of Staff Seargent. He was hired on as a technical advisor for Apocalypse Now, but was so good that they hired him into the role.
He wrote most of his own lines on full metal jacket because he actually did act as a DI on the Island.
He admitted that there wasn't very much exageration to the role, but that the Marine training regime has changed a great deal.
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Ya, thanks Cap'n.
I just looked and found a
link confirming that.
"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"