From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 18:31:30 PST
That was him?
I like that VN movie
----- Original Message -----
> So am I the only one that saw R. Lee Ermey in "The Seige of Firebase
From: "Dan Maguire" <dmaguire@mchsi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
> Gloria?" His "Hafner" in that was "Hartman" before Full Metal Jacket. I
> had read that Stanley Kubrick saw him in Seige, hired him to be military
> advisor for FMJ, didn't like his Hartman, and asked RLE to step in.
>
> Regardless, Lee in Seige is classic RLE. An example is a scene where he
> walks through the firebase in the middle of the night and, holding a
> severed head, says something to the effect of:
>
> "This is Corporal Miller. He fell asleep on watch. I have lost all
> respect for this man. And the worst part is, we lost the 50 cal."
>
> I have it on VHS. Looked a long time for it as I recall.
>
> Dan
> Auburn, IN
>
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>
> froberts@midsouth.rr.com wrote:
>> This is his Bio from the history Channel. He was a Marine for 11 years
>> and a DI for 2 years.
>> =======================================================================
>> =========
>> About The Host
>>
>> Golden Globe nominee and Boston Society of Film Critics Award Winner for
>> Best Supporting Actor in director Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, R.
>> Lee Ermey, after more than 25 years in the business, is one of the most
>> successful and talented actors in film and television today.
>>
>> His numerous roles in feature film include: Switchback, starring
>> opposite Dennis Quaid and Danny Glover, Dead Man Walking, Seven, Leaving
>> Las Vegas, Murder In The First, Life, The Frighteners and Sommersby, as
>> well as his critically acclaimed role opposite Jared Leto in Prefontaine.
>> He continues doing numerous voiceover roles which span from The Simpsons
>> to Toy Story("1" and "2").
>>
>> Ermey served 11 years active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. He rose to
>> the rank of staff NCO, served two years as a drill instructor and a tour
>> of duty in Viet Nam. Medically retired in 1971, he used his G.I. Bill
>> benefits, and enrolled at the University of Manila in the Philippines
>> where he studied drama. Francis Ford Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now
>> in the area and cast Ermey in a featured role. He has since gone on to
>> star or appear in approximately sixty films. Ermey is no stranger to
>> prestigious television either. He has starred in numerous telefilms
>> including HBO's Weapons of Mass Distraction, TNT's The Rough Riders, and
>> TNT's You Know My Name, starring Sam Elliot, as well as Showtime's The
>> Apartment Complex.
>>
>> Lee starred with Elizabeth Pena in the feature On the Borderline. Just
>> before that, Lee was in the feature film Skipped Parts, with Jennifer
>> Jason Leigh and Drew Barrymore. Recently, Lee starred in Saving Silverman
>> with Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Amanda Peet. Lee appears
>> opposite Jeff Bridges in Scenes of the Crime and Harvey Keitel in Taking
>> Sides. For New Line he appeared in Run Ronnie Run and starred in the
>> remake of Willard with Crispin Glover. Also for New Line, he stars in the
>> remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Lee is also hosting his own show for
>> The History Channel, MAIL CALL, which focuses on military technology
>> past, present and future. It continues to be one of the highest rated
>> series on The History Channel. Lee has recently begun filming Cheer Up
>> with Tommy Lee Jones for Revolution Studios. ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Glen Closson <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
>> Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 9:51 am
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>>
>>
>>>I didn't think Lee was a DI in real life, only in the movies.
>>>
>>>I beleive he was granted an "Honorary DI" title.
>>>
>>>Glen
>>
>>
>>
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