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Full Metal Jacket': R. Lee Ermey Improvised Over 50% of His Lines Because He Knew How to Be a Sergeant
![TIL actor/U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only as a technical advisor for Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after seeing an instructional video Ermey put together. : TIL actor/U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only as a technical advisor for Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after seeing an instructional video Ermey put together. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/gF0PHU0nv_fz5cdAg0gWTEUNZNXroRroPrN0DCRt5Ic.jpg?auto=webp&s=7386965739b68637b12fbc69d3176fe764212ff8)
TIL actor/U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only as a technical advisor for Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after seeing an instructional video Ermey put together. :
![Full Metal Jacket': R. Lee Ermey Improvised Over 50% of His Lines Because He Knew How to Be a Sergeant Full Metal Jacket': R. Lee Ermey Improvised Over 50% of His Lines Because He Knew How to Be a Sergeant](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zh7uZ4QdWy8/maxresdefault.jpg)
Full Metal Jacket': R. Lee Ermey Improvised Over 50% of His Lines Because He Knew How to Be a Sergeant
![TIL that most of the drill instructor's (R. Lee Ermey) lines in the movie Full Metal Jacket were improvised. : r/todayilearned TIL that most of the drill instructor's (R. Lee Ermey) lines in the movie Full Metal Jacket were improvised. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/UNXT2R9feUA0atNjEHbZumlUGPBNe9C4frx99apLJzg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ccc6eb305028b58c4071da28ffd60e408ba35307)
TIL that most of the drill instructor's (R. Lee Ermey) lines in the movie Full Metal Jacket were improvised. : r/todayilearned
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