#27 FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
I AM...IN A
WORLD.. OF SHIT!
This
scary moment comes courtesy of Stanley Kubrick at the end of Full
Metal Jacket's second act. Vincent D'Onofrio plays the overweight,
can't seem to get it right loser nicknamed Private Pyle who is
humiliated beyond comprehension by Sgt. Hartman played by the
inimitable R. Lee Ermey. The last straw breaks when Private Joker
(played by Matthew Modine) stumbles on Pyle sitting in the bathroom
in the dead of night, holding a rifle, and smiling as if he's
possessed by the devil. Sgt. Hartman hears the commotion and enters,
and uses his expert negotiating tactics by belittling Pyle more than
ever before screaming, "What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?!!
Didn't Mommy and Daddy show you enough attention when you were a
child?!!!"
Pyle
answers by shooting Hartman in the chest. After pointing the gun at
Private Joker, he slumps back down and shoots himself in the head.
-Robert Berry
rberry@retrocrush.com
