How R. Lee Ermey knew how to act in Full Metal Jacket, 1987

R. Lee Ermey drew inspiration from some of his real-life experiences while starring in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. And as he told CBC's Midday, he knew real people in the military who were just as difficult to deal with as the on-screen sergeant. Hartman.

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