who's your all time favorite character in a film?

[bisonhunter]

i was thinking yesterday at work about my favorite movie's and the characters in them, and was trying to decide which was the best performance i had ever seen. there have been a number of great characters played by better actors, but for me the the absolute best of the best was val kilmer as doc holliday in tombstone. absolutely lights out.

so who's your favorite character in a movie?

[fordtruckin]

x2 hard to beat a good western act!

[Geezle]

I think my all time favorite has to be when Johnny Depp played Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. :)

[wolf308]

val kilmer was good,but id say second place after clint in unforgiven. so dark at the end scene. the real will munney came back out, "He should have armed himself if hes going to decorate his saloon with my friend".

" ive always been lucky when it came to killing folk"


also the joker in the latest batman was i think the biggest thing since sliced bread and darth vader

[Beerfish]

Alistair Sims as Ebeneezer Scrooge from the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol.

[rugatika]

yup...val as doc holliday...awesome

dirty harry
The Duke of course in True Grit
Jeff Spicolli
Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven
Kurt Russell ("Jerk that smokewagon and go to work!!"...awesome)
Tom Hanks Forest Gump

and ya know what...I gotta add Pa Kettle. Hilarious.



SO many more I'm sure I'm missing..and sorry for going over the limit. But I think I have to agree...Val Kilmer was amazing as Doc Holliday. I've watched that show probably 15X.

[Rod1960]

Gus and Woodrow from 'Lonesome Dove'.

One of my favourite scenes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEwADbas7L0

Johnny Depp as 'Captain Jack' for pure comedic value as well.

[goober]

I think my all time favorite has to be when Johnny Depp played Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. :)

Right up there on my list as well!! Only Depp could pull that off in the fashion he did. Still want to see what Bill Murray did with the role in Where The Buffalo Roam however.

[tuffymitch1]

Clint Eastwood!!!:sHa_shakeshout:

[walleyechaser]

Samuel Jackson as Jules Winnfield in pulp fiction
Stalone in Rambo first blood
Edward norton/brad Pitt in fight club
Bruce Willis in die hard
And many more

[Geezle]

Right up there on my list as well!! Only Depp could pull that off in the fashion he did. Still want to see what Bill Murray did with the role in Where The Buffalo Roam however.

Funny you mention Where The Buffalo Roam...I've had that movie here forever and for some reason I've never gotten around to watching it. I could see Bill Murray doing a pretty good job with that part as well.

[NaeKid]

Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil
Milla Jovovich as Leeloo in 5th Element
Milla Jovovich as Violet in UltraViolet

... ahh ... Milla Jovovich!

Charlize Theron as Æon Flux in ÆonFlux
Charlize Theron as Mary in Hancock

... ahh ... Charlize Theron!

Demi Moore as Jordan O'Neill in GI Jane

:sHa_shakeshout:

[Redfrog]

Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil
Milla Jovovich as Leeloo in 5th Element
Milla Jovovich as Violet in UltraViolet

... ahh ... Milla Jovovich!

Charlize Theron as Æon Flux in ÆonFlux
Charlize Theron as Mary in Hancock

... ahh ... Charlize Theron!

Demi Moore as Jordan O'Neill in GI Jane

:sHa_shakeshout:


Ditto and Sharon Stone in the "Quick and the Dead" :love0025:

[TreeGuy]

Tom Hanks.....Forrest Gump

Heath Ledger......The Joker

[Ryry4]

Jamie Fox as Ray Charles in "Ray"
Will Smith as Ali in "Ali"

Those guys were terrific in playing those roles. And I'll jump on the band wagon saying that Kilmer did a knock out job as Doc Holliday.

[I-Love-Eyes]

Sam Elliot in "We were Soldiers"
Alan Rickman
Richard Harris
Charleton Hesston
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Richard Chamberlain
Patrick Swayze

[yamaha 1]

Willem Dafoe in Platoon
Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot in We were Soldiers
I think I watch both movies 10 times and will probably watch them 10 more times.

[westren]

Harrison Ford .......................air force one.....OR.......Kurt Russel in executive Decision

[Marlin xl7]

Will Smith as Ali in "Ali".

X2!

[mooseknuckle]

Chris Farley in Tommyboy.

Samuel Jackon pulpfiction.

Ming Tran Naughty School Girls 7

[pickrel pat]

yep.... samual jackson pulp fiction " royale burger with cheese!"

[JB_AOL]

Megan fox, transformers..
Whoops wrong thread...

[Ken07AOVette]

Rebecca Romein Stamos- Mystique in X men

[bobalong]

The Duke in "True Grit"
Tom Selleck in "Quigley"
Ed Harris and Sean Connery in "The Rock"
John Malkovich in "Con Air"
Clint Eastwood "Outlaw Josey Wales", Heartbreak Ridge" and "Line of Fire"

[BrownBear416]

Jeremy Renner.. Hurt Locker
Kevin Costner..Robin Hood
Al Pacino and Robert Deniro ..Heat
Denzel Washington..Man on Fire
Mel Gibson..Brave Heart
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels..Dumb and Dumber
Bruce Willis..Die Hard
Mel Gibson-Lethal Weapon

[walleyechaser]

Denzel Washington..Man on Fire

Forgot about that one, one of the best for sure

[Okotokian]

it's interesting that the actors we boys appreciate are almost exclusively male, and the few females listed are, I suspect, there mainly because we like to look and drool. No females you think are just fine fine actors? No Meryl Streep and her ilk?

[Dacotensis]

Another vote for Mila -Dazed and Confused. Saw that movie about 25 times when I was younger. One of those cult following films.

When I am in a mood I will spend three hours and watch Wyatt Earp, kevin Costner plays one cold hearted SOB. Screw the world! I'll do what I need to do! Awesome!

[bigdaddy37]

Where to start:

Clint Eastwood: Gran Torino and Pale Rider
Will Smith: Ali
Viggo Mortensen: Eastern Promises and LOTR
Bill Murray: Stripes
Sigourney Weaver: Alien, but her in the red dress in Ghost Busters...giddyup
Humphry Bogart and Kate Hepburn in African Queen.
Helena Bonham Carter: Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter

[bisonhunter]

how about morgan freeman in shawshank

also in lean on me.

cher in moonstruck, maybe cause i had the hugest crush on her when i was 5...

[duffy4]

WOW!
I had some ideas of actors to put on here, then after reading through all the lists I could see so many that I could add to myn.


Dustin Hofman
A couple of the guys in The Big Lebousky
John Trevolta in a few movies (Get Shorty for one)
Robert Redford
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
And because she really was a great actress in her later years Sophia Lauren

[Beerfish]

WOW!
I had some ideas of actors to put on here, then after reading through all the lists I could see so many that I could add to myn.



A couple of the guys in The Big Lebousky


Shut the F up Donny!

[Twisted Canuck]

it's interesting that the actors we boys appreciate are almost exclusively male, and the few females listed are, I suspect, there mainly because we like to look and drool. No females you think are just fine fine actors? No Meryl Streep and her ilk?

I was noticing that too....so I'll throw in a few of my favorites:

Sigourney Weaver in Alien(s)
Jody Foster in Silence of the Lambs (and Anthony Hopkins was stellar in that)
Catherine Zeta Jones in Intolerable Cruelty

I'm also big on Clint, you can hardly pick a western he wasn't great in: Good the Bad & the Ugly, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Outlaw Jose Wales. Also Gran Torino was good....

Hanks in Saving Private Ryan/Forrest Gump

Nick Cage in Windtalkers

Jack Nicholson in The Shining (Heeeeeeere's Johnny!!) & One Flew over the Cuckoos nest, Bucket List

[Ken07AOVette]

Have to add, Depp in the Pirate movies

[whitetalehunter12]

Id have to say Rowan Atkinson (I think thats how you spell it) as mr bean in mr beans holiday.

[sureshot]

Jimmy Stuart-Broken Arrow
Mel Gibson-The Patriot
Tommy lee jones-Missing
Anthony Hopkins-The Edge
Tom Hanks-Cast Away
Jennifer Lopez-Enough
Paul Newman-The Hustler

[dennisb]

Charlie Sheen...All the way:bad_boys_20:

[Rod1960]

it's interesting that the actors we boys appreciate are almost exclusively male, and the few females listed are, I suspect, there mainly because we like to look and drool. No females you think are just fine fine actors? No Meryl Streep and her ilk?

Melanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz in 'Inglorious Basterds' or Charlize Theron in anything.

[New Hunter Okotoks]

The Hanson Bros. " F'n machine took my quarter" "Puttin' on the foil"
Deniro in Heat " If you do got me boxed in, I will not hesitate."
Michael Douglas;Falling Down " You see,this is what I'm talking about!"

[Okotokian]

Haven't seen a lot of his work, just his first (Empires of the Sun, as a kid) and his last (Older brother in The Fighter) but WOW.... Christian Bale. Great in both roles.

Damn, didn't even follow my own advice! LOL

[Rod1960]

Haven't seen a lot of his work, just his first (Empires of the Sun, as a kid) and his last (Older brother in The Fighter) but WOW.... Christian Bale. Great in both roles.

Damn, didn't even follow my own advice! LOL

Have you seen '3:10 to Yuma'?

[tikka_stainless]

Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones! too awsome

[Walleyes]

Favorite "Character" in a movie,, I beleive the question was.. Some are getting favorite actor and character part mixed up..

For me there are a few but I would start with.

From the God Father movies.
Don Vito Corleone, Played my both Marlon Brando and Robert Diniro
Michael Corleone, Played by Al Pacino.

From The Good Fellas
Jimmy Conway / Robert Diniro
Henry Hill / Ray Liotto
Tommy Divito / Joe Pesci

True Grit - 2010
Rooster Cogburn / Jeff Bridges, The Duke doesn't even come close as an actor compared with Bridges in portraying this charecter..

Tombstone.
Doc Holiday / Val Kilmer

Almost forgot has to be one of my favorite characters
Matt Quigley / Tom Selleck

[birchy]

Funny.. as soon as I read the thread title I thought "Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone".. then I read the post and that's what the OP said too! Awesome.

I'm surprised noone has mentioned Kevin Spacey playing Keyser Soze in The Usual Suspects.

[Okotokian]

Have you seen '3:10 to Yuma'?

oh yeah, I did! And him in Batman too... guess I've seen more than I thought.

[DarkAisling]

Liam Neeson as Rob Roy.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_bKySdrQ8G1M/TXE7P2dy0JI/AAAAAAAABzE/kQkL3daMZjQ/s720/1995-rob-roy-poster2.jpg

I'm such girl :o

[colour86]

r.l.ermey in full metal jacket

and of course indiana jones harrison ford.

[BobLoblaw]

Tom Hanks.....Forrest Gump

Heath Ledger......The Joker

X2- especially Gump; my all-time favorite movie!

Any of y'all seen the western "Appaloosa"?
The characters played by Viggo Mortensen & Ed Harris had some of the best dialogue I've ever heard in a movie. Loved some of the sudden violence as well.

Speaking of sudden violence, how about Anton Chigurh(Javier Bardem's character in 'No Country For Old Men')? A great role & well-played!

[Rosco300WM]

Totally agree with Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma

Leonardo DiCaprio is Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (I actually thought they cast a mentally handicapped person for this role).

Edward Norton in American History X

William Robins as the voice of the geenie in Alladain (apparently it was all ad libbed)

[wolf308]

S weaver def for the alien series except for number 4(cheeseball) for chicks ,trying to think of some other hard hitters for females.....ohh sarah conor ... whats her name linda hamilton in T2 was very good in that, shed probably kick the ship out half of us



michael bihen is pretty good for his roles as a rugged no bull**** soldier in aliens and terminator not to mention val kilmers nemesis in tombstone. hes just awesome in aliens. think i picked up a pistol grip shotgun cause of that movie. probably my favourite movie

[Redfrog]

Robert Duvall as Gus Macrae, and Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow Call in Lonesome Dove.

Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider.

Matt Damon in the Bourne series.
Ashley Judd in anything. She's easy on the eyes but I think she an act.

[Ryry4]

Any of y'all seen the western "Appaloosa"?
The characters played by Viggo Mortensen & Ed Harris had some of the best dialogue I've ever heard in a movie. Loved some of the sudden violence as well.


Excellent movie. Well written and well played by all involved.

[Redfrog]

Two guys I enjoy in almost any movie teamed up for a comedy that had me and my son in tears we laughed so hard.

Danny Glover and Joe Pesci in "Gone Fishing'

[BlueNorther]

Rooster Cogburn, in the original True Grit.

Jeremiah Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson

Agustus McCrae, Lonesome Dove

Jack Nicholson, Going South. Can't recall his characters name in the movie.

[HunterDave]

Absolutely, unequivically, positively, without any question.........Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall!!!!!:happy0034:

The end of the movie when that native fella was narrating about what happened to Brad Pitt living a long, adventurous life and then finally getting killed by a grizzly got me all misty. :)

[walleyechaser]

too many I forgot first time round...

matt damon in goodwill hunting

ben affleck in The Town

the two irish brothers in the boondock saints (dont remember their names)

Michael Douglas in ghost and the darkness and in wallstreet

Denzel Washington in Unstoppable,training day and John Q

samuel jackson in the negotiator

Deniro in Casino

Morgan Freeman in shawshank redemption, bucket list

[TheClash]

one of my favorite movies to watch because of the acting of 3 actors is the professional

Jean Reno
Gary Oldman
Natalie Portman

these three put in a performance that goes way above and beyond the mediocre script and filming.

If you have never seen it..get it.

Jean Reno is also amazing in the big blue.

[Doodle30]

Shut the F up Donny!

X 3

The Dude and Walter

"You're not wrong Walter you're just and *****hole."

Bunny let it slip that the Dude 2 is a go.

[TheClash]

newman and redford in butch cassidy and the sundance kid.

I like redford as an actor usually.

[guywiththemule]

Robert Redford and Will Geer in Jeremiah Johnson. (You`re the same dumb pilgrim who I`ve been hearing for twenty days and smellin` for three !) Priceless !

[roadkill]

All-time favourite character in a film? Gotta be Han Solo in the three *real* Star Wars films.

Second is likely Billy Crystal's Harry in When Harry Met Sally...

It's tough to settle on a truly great female role because Hollywood is so focused on making fantasies for boys. A few real standouts, though are Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth in The Queen, Marie-Josée Croze in Denis Villeneuve's Maeström and maybe Paz Vega in Lucía y el sexo.

EDIT: Judi Dench as M in the later James Bond films. Fabulous.

[HunterDave]

Allot of good ones posted already but I'll add one more to my Legends of the Fall one:

Steve Mcqueen in The Great Escape.

[chubbdarter]

Sandra Bullock in Blindside.....pretty sure she wants me

[DarkAisling]

Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth in The Queen

I think Helen Mirren is always outstanding. I'd pay to watch her read the pages of a phone book :)

[Littlejet]

Wiley E Coyote ( Super Genius ) :sHa_shakeshout:

[leo]

Sean Connery in Red October
Chevy Chase in National Lampoon Christmas Vacation
Alex Baldwin, Anthony hopkins in The Edge
Meryl Streep in Out of Africa and the Deer Hunter
Shirly maclean in 2 Mules for Sister Sara.

[bigdaddy37]

Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) in Open Range.

[I-Love-Eyes]

Liked Halle Berry in Catwoman

Annette Benning and Michael Douglas in The American President

Demi Moore

[deanmc]

Another vote for "Forest, Forest Gump"

I watch that movie every time it is on. My wife thinks I am crazyier than gump!

[dodger]

Joe Pesci in all of his movies. The best at swearing ever!!

Ray Liotta in all of his movies. Always looks cool no matter what's happening.

Dodger.

[pecker]

how about Larry,Moe & Curly Joe.:sHa_shakeshout:

[bobby2unes]

Ernest Borgnine, The Wild Bunch- The best western ever made.
, From Here to Eternity - Plays such an pr*ck of a sargeant and beats the crap out out of Frank Sinatra.

John Wayne, The Searchers - One messed cowboy who doesn't like natives.

Paul Newman, Cool Hand Luke - The egg eating contest is memorable.

[Winch101]

In the Departed.....irish mob...

As good as it Gets ....OCD.....

[Winch101]

Sea of Love.....

[2fat2flyxcw]

Robert Redford and Will Geer in Jeremiah Johnson. (You`re the same dumb pilgrim who I`ve been hearing for twenty days and smellin` for three !) Priceless !

I agree, ALL time favorite, "Skin that one (Griz) and I'll get you another"!

lol

[mudbug]

Jessica Rabbit in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and her line " I'm not bad I'm just drawn that way" :)

[pikergolf]

Clint Eastwood: Gran Torino
Robert Duvall: Lonesome Dove
Jody Foster: The brave One
Will Smith: The Book of Eli
River Phoenix: Stand by Me
Robert Duval: The Apostle
Jack Nicholson: The Pledge
Johnny Depp: Secret Window
Tom Hanks: Forest Gump

[HVA7mm]

Michael Douglas as "William Foster" in Falling Down.
I'm sure that everyone has felt like him at one time or another.

[birchy]

Clint Eastwood: Gran Torino
Robert Duvall: Lonesome Dove
Jody Foster: The brave One
Will Smith: The Book of Eli
River Phoenix: Stand by Me
Robert Duval: The Apostle
Jack Nicholson: The Pledge
Johnny Depp: Secret Window
Tom Hanks: Forest Gump

??? Denzel Washington maybe?

[greylynx]

it's interesting that the actors we boys appreciate are almost exclusively male, and the few females listed are, I suspect, there mainly because we like to look and drool. No females you think are just fine fine actors? No Meryl Streep and her ilk?

I have to help you out Oko.

How about Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music".

A little story about the VonTrapp family from Salzberg who were not into neo socialism.

[Mountain Guy]

Jack Nickleson - One Flew Over The Coo Coo's Nest

Robert Redford - Jeremiah Johnson

Burt Reynolds - Deliverance

[DanJ]

Bond. James Bond.

Fast Eddy Felson's hot, ****ty, alcoholic, blonde girlfriend in The Hustler.

[pikergolf]

??? Denzel Washington maybe?

I stand corrected

[S-in-Cochrane]

Sandra Bullock in Blindside.....pretty sure she wants me

For an older gal .. well to me (27) she sure is a looker in that movie.


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[Kanonfodder]

Edward Norton in American History X

Chilling as a Skinhead

[I-Love-Eyes]

Tim Allen in santa clause 1 2 & 3

[Frans]

Will Smith: The Book of Eli


Really? I thought that was Denzel Washington...

[edit] Oh crap, birchy beat me to it.

[smith88]

Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive.

[pogo]

Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Will Munney
Shane
Jack Wilson
Sargeant Barnes
Colonel Ludlow
Captain James McKay
Tony Montana
Nick
Tom Stall

Name the movies.

[rugatika]

Leonardo DiCaprio is Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (I actually thought they cast a mentally handicapped person for this role).



They didn't???

[HunterDave]

They didn't???

No, you're thinking of Charlie Sheen. :)

[roadkill]

I think Helen Mirren is always outstanding. I'd pay to watch her read the pages of a phone book :)

I completely agree. Completely.

[eastcoast]

matt damon in the bourne trilogy was pretty good.

r lee ermey in full metal jacket.

jack nicholas in hoffa.

sam kinison is back to school.

micheal j fox in back to the future.

[rugatika]

No, you're thinking of Charlie Sheen. :)

I have a feeling there are more than a couple HOllywood actors that quit driving ferraris when the number of gears surpassed their ability to count.

[Austin]

Jeff bridges as "the Dude" in the Coen bros movie The Big Lebowski

[Twisted Canuck]

Just watched 'Unthinkable' last night....heavy movie, that one.

Samual Jackson as 'H', and Carrie Ann Moss as 'Agent Brodie'......great acting, harsh movie but gonna watch it again (DVR)....

[NUK SOO KOW]

Bruce Campbell as ASH in the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness series

All Van Damme movies

I love B-movies!!

[Ken07AOVette]

Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man I/II

Racheal Mcadams in anything :)

[New Hunter Okotoks]

John Candy as " Johnny LaRue."

[Mxyzptik]

For me my all time favorite is Robert Shaw as Captain Quint in the original Jaws. The lines and delivery are spectacular. From the top of my head it's goes like.....

Here lies the body of Mary Lee,
Lived to the age of a hundred and three.
For sixteen years she kept her virginity,
Not a bad record in this vicinity.

or......

Y'all know me, y'all know what I do but it's a bad fish !

Oh I'll catch him all right but I value my skin more than 3 thousand dollars.

It's gonna cost ya 10 thousand, yep 10 thousand dollars..

But for that you get the head, you get the tail.

You get the whole DAMN fish !

I think the man was a brilliant actor, he drew me into his characters and captiviated me.

For a female role Meryl Streeps portrayal of Julia Childs in Julie and Julia is sheer genius. To take on a character as big as life like Julia Childs with the quirky accent and mannerisms who is as well known to everyone as Childs was and pull it off just blows me away.

[catnthehat]

I'm a pretty big fan of Pacino, Eastwood and Liam Neeson, and anyone that is involved in
"hack and smash " viking or Highlander, or Samuri movies!!:sHa_shakeshout:
Cat

[tbone616]

Edward Norton in American History X

Chilling as a Skinhead

x2

And Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeLUi_20Nrg

[So Nova *!%]

Ditto and Sharon Stone in the "Quick and the Dead" :love0025:

X2 on Sharron ( droooool )
and one vote for Antonio Banderas for his portrayal of El Mariachi pure (:party0052: )

[JimmerAB]

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. "That's all..."

And another vote for Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side.

Jim

[So Nova *!%]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZdZv3kT9xk&feature=related

[sheephunter]

Bogart in Casablanca or The African Queen.

[hal53]

think it is Lee Marvins horse in Cat Ballou....even he said "the damn horse should've got the Oscar!!"....LOL

[Photoplex]

Most already covered, but didn't see this:

Jean Reno in Leon: The Professional
http://www.guysnation.com/wp-content/uploads//2010/12/theprofessional-cleaningguns2.jpg

R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2008/03/21/1206105071_7910.jpg

[Ryry4]

Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man I/II


Downey Jr., is an excellent actor. Hopefully he can keep clean and put out some more good work.

[Fisherpeak]

Alistair Sims as Ebeneezer Scrooge from the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol.

YES!!!!Every Christmas I make everybody either watch it or leave me alone so I can.:sHa_shakeshout:

[Grouse Assassin]

Val Kilmer in Tombstone or any of the clint eastwood movies ,Robert Deniro, Mark Walberg, Al Pacino too many good actors out there to pick one

[Fisherpeak]

Most already covered, but didn't see this:



R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2008/03/21/1206105071_7910.jpg

I LOVE that guy!He actually was a drill instructer at Paris Island.He has done a lot of funny commercials too.

[H380]

The entire cast of Caddyshack ... anything with Denzel Washington , especially in Man on Fire [CREASY BEAR}

[Photoplex]

I LOVE that guy!He actually was a drill instructer at Paris Island.He has done a lot of funny commercials too.

Yeah, he's a total legend. A little known fact is that for FMJ, he was only there to coach and advise the actor that was cast to play the drill instructor. Ermey was so outstanding, that Kubrick (the director) sh!tcanned the actor and gave the part to Ermey.

Also, the gun nuts here - did any of you catch his TV show about weapons? It was called Lock n' Load.

Lock n' Load - Browning M1917 MG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muS3-UIWEbk)
Lock n' Load - Shotguns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPi8UG3dlF4)
Lock n' Load - AT4 Rocket Launcher (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Gq0GCP3BU)

Oohrah!!