Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The really high point of his - Vincent D'Onofrio - career was his 1993 performance in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 6, Episode 7 - called Subway. The hour was done in "real time," long before 24, and the premise was that a guy- D'Onofrio - fell and was trapped between a subway train and the platform. Obviously, the train had to be moved - but the only thing keeping him alive was the compression of the train. So he was going to die when the train was moved, and the episode focused on him and a couple of cops trying to find his girl friend to bring him to see him - and on one cop, Andre Braugher, talking with him for the hour. It was a truly staggering hour of drama. On 10/13/06 4:24 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > How he said those lines with a straight face, he HAD to have been a DI. I > would recite a few of my favorites, but there are ladies on this forum. > > My other hero from that film is Leonard (AKA Gomer Pyle). He was perfect as > the roach man on Men In Black. I think I've watched the two Men In Black > movies about 5 times each. The singing dog in MIB II still cracks me up. > -- > Jeffery > > ---- "B. D. Colen" <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: >> That guy is a former DI and has a show on the Hitler, uh, History Channel >> called Mail Call... >> >> >> On 10/13/06 4:10 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> I thought that the first 45 minutes of Full Metal Jacket were the best 45 >>> minutes of comedy on cinema (of course, I wasn't the one of the guys >>> being >>> yelled at). The guy who played the D.I. did such a convincing job, the >>> marines >>> down here decided to give him some sort of award. The guy was a no show. >>> -- >>> Jeffery >>> >>> ---- Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >>>> Well Larry >>>> >>>> When we start believing movies it's time to pack it in. Oswald was a >>>> "Marksman" which is the lowest qualification. "Expert" is the highest >>>> and I doubt if one could do what the movie fellow stated. Especially, >>>> with the old Italian Army rifle we all know and love. The FBI has some >>>> really hot triggers and they could not duplicate the feat with that same >>>> rifle. As long as we are on the subject of FMJ the biggest surprise >>>> came for me when the sniper was shot again before getting >>>> banged.....Something else, where did the "fat boy" get the damn dough >>>> nuts he hid in his locker? From the mess hall? Who dreams up this crap? >>>> And a live round to shoot the D.I. ????? >>>> >>>> Hell, I woke up in a lousy mood today but between this, and the baby >>>> picture B.D. sent, I can do without my Valium. :-) >>>> >>>> Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed up at >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd have to >>>>>>> call him a liar. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here >>>>> because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle >>>>> instructor informing his trainees that: >>>>> >>>>> "Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and hit >>>>> President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE WAS A >>>>> MARINE!" >>>>> >>>>> Larry Z >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >