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Classic Films

jmowreader

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7. Strangely for Kubrick...

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 12:30 PM

Feb 2021

...almost all the scenes with Lee Ermey were shot in one take, because that’s all improv. (I suspect the scene at the rifle range where Hartmann praised murderers’ shooting abilities was scripted because of all the interaction between Hartmann and the recruits.) The only time Kubrick stopped him was because Kubrick didn’t know what a reach-around was...Ermey explained it, Kubrick laughed and left it in, and Ermey was allowed to riff freely after that.

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Here's a bit of movie trivia for you. [View all] Ohiogal Feb 2021 OP

Great factoid. Kubrick was famous for multiple takes. When he was filming "Eyes Wide Mike 03 Feb 2021 #1

Strangely for Kubrick... jmowreader Feb 2021 #7

That really was a great movie. Lunabell Feb 2021 #2

I thought the exact thing when I watched it! CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #5

Kubrick really got the best out of each of the actors in that film. CaptYossarian Feb 2021 #3

Here's Murray Melvin (Rev. Runt in Barry Lyndon) Lord Ludd Feb 2021 #4

Now that last line had me laughing out loud! RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #8

I have wondered... jmowreader Feb 2021 #6

I understand Duvall has a mental breakdown following her experience with Kubrick, who Nitram Feb 2021 #9