[DemforBush]

Interesting (if useless) bit of trivia: The role of Hartman in FMJ was originally to be played by Tim Colceri, the fellow who played the door gunner on the helicopter flying Joker and Raptorman to the front. Kubrick liked Ermey better (who was brought in originally as a technical advisor) and gave him the SDI role instead.

Also, Anthony Michael Hall was original hired to play the part of Joker.

[DemforBush]

Also also, I would *love* to see Babs Boxer try to browbeat Ermey into calling her Senator instead of ma’am. Muahahaha!!!

[tanknetter]

Kubrick liked Ermey better (who was brought in originally as a technical advisor) and gave him the SDI role instead.

There was also the story about how Ermey ad-libbed like crazy, including the famous "reach around" comment. Kubrick halted filming, because he'd never heard the term before and needed Ermey to explain it to him ... :D

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I never understood that story as anyone in movies with a brain would have remembered R. Lee Ermey’s sucessful Marine DI role 9 years earlier in the movie “The Boys in Company C.”