RIP
Everybody's gonna mention the Full Metal Jacket character - and rightly so, he's downright iconic - so I'll just remind that he was also great in Se7en, as the police captain. It's a more subdued role, on the side of an amazing film - but he really nails it, and brings so much to his scenes.
This random moment for example, which director David Fincher says that R. Lee Ermey legit just improvised, when a phone started ringing, unplanned, in the middle of a take.
Yes, he was great at improvisation. Almost all of his dialog in Full Metal Jacket was improvised.
I've read the novella that it's based off of and almost all the lines are in it. They're fairly standard vietnam era drill instructor insults though from what i understand.Yes, he was great at improvisation. Almost all of his dialog in Full Metal Jacket was improvised.
RIP
He was menacing in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, such an underrated performance, he was more scary than Leatherface!
Yeah, I loved him in it, how he went from being all friendly and kind to slowly cold and then brutal and heartless was amazing.This.
He absolutely was the best part of those movies.
Especially the sequel.