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FULL METAL JACKET (Stanley Kubrick 1987)

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"America Brainwashes Its Children Into Becoming Jolly Green Giants with Guns, Spreading Hell on Earth as They Sing Their Favorite Mickey Mouse Songs"


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Rohmer Simpson

Interesting that you dub R. Lee Ermey's drill instructor as a kind of "priest"; when he guested on X-Files, he played a priest who has (gets?) stigmata. He's killed off early on in that, too.

Anonymous

My cousin helped drive R. Lee Ermey around to different events (NASCAR, concerts, etc.) where he'd help recruit for the Marine Corps, decades after this movie came out. Reminding potential Marine recruits of this movie, and of Ermey's character in particular, seems like a bad strategy but it did, apparently, work. Something about film and TV makes it impossible for people to not admire and seek to emulate the main characters, even when the work itself is doing everything in its power to show that this person isn't someone to emmulate or admire. From Scarface to Fight Club to The Sopranos and all the anti-hero TV shows of the last decade plus, no one seems to be able to create a bad-guy that won't make people want to be like him. On an unrelated note, let me recommend reading the sequel to The Short-Timers, called The Phantom Blooper which features Joker joining the Vietcong and attacking Americans before going back to the USA and wondering across late 60's America. It's really fucking good and interesting. This series rocks, keep 'em coming, I cannot wait for the Eyes Wide Shut ep.

John Waaben

Did a rewatch. Joker is such a supreme douchebag. Movie really is the school shooter explanation guide !

Stuart Bryson

In the Boots Are Made For Walking scene I'm fairly sure the sex worker is Trans due to her build and the credited name is Papillon (Butterfly) Soo. It would fit with Kubrick's subversive humour and highlights how little the reporter and photographer actually see of the country they are occupying. I enjoyed the podcast but it's pretty obvious that when Joker and the other Marines are being interviewed by the TV crew they are all self aware and giving ironic answers. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

Cletus Bocephus

Pretty sure my middle school football coach was inspired by Ermey. If one kid messed up at practice, he’d have to stand and clap while the rest of the team was punished with push-ups. Would make the rest of the team gang up on the fuck-ups. We did the “blood makes the grass grow” chant before games

Eric McAnly

Listened while also watching Full Metal Jacket instead of last night’s Super Bowl. Seemed appropriate for the celebration of military achievement. 😐