Dannyboy Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Dannyboy: We can agree that it wasn't a tough speech; that claim wasn't made. I did find it enjoyable. As for part of the rant being copied, R Lee Emery served as a technical advisor for "An Officer and a Gentleman" so I'm sure he had a good share of input on Louis Gossett Jr's character. gene: Not all that serious about its not being a tough speech. My momma waited till I was 5. LOL. The part about "steers and queers" was a direct quote and "skull fucking to death" was another from the Lou Gossett rant. Anyone who has gone through military boot camp, especially when I was young, can remember that kind of indoctrination by the Drill Sergeant or Company Commander very early on in the process. You have to unlearn the emotional dependencies and comforts of home and get with the program. What I didn't like was the statement that "only faggots and sailors are called Lawrence." I would have told him "I don't see any bell-bottoms so you must be a faggot, sir." I did my boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois, 50 miles north of Chicago and it got pretty cold up there in the winter. On my ship we beat the Marines in boxings matches most of the time. Dannyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Kang Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 One that comes to mind: I was talking to an old friend of mine and learned that this is his absolute favorite movie- he has it on DVD. Who even watches DVDs anymore. Anyway, I also learned that this was the part of the movie that he realized all the things he hates about NYC will be all the things he'll miss (because he's going to prison). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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