Who do you think is the more unintentionally funny Gunnery Sergeant, Highway or Hartman?

2016-03-07T16:57:35-05:00

So I was thinking about this after researching for another post, in Heartbreak Ridge Gunny Highway has some great one liners, funny, but not intended to be. Same is true of Gunny Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. So RPers, who do you think is more unintentionally funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvF-emJDSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHxf17yJsKs

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Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 5:00 PM

2016-03-07T17:00:58-05:00

Gunny Hartman reminds me of the DI's that I had. They would say things in a serious manner that would come out funny.

Response by SSG Ricardo Marcial made Mar 7 at 2016 5:01 PM

2016-03-07T17:01:29-05:00

Clint EAstwood was funny, Gunny.......well he was poetic in every scene, even his last.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 5:08 PM

2016-03-07T17:08:48-05:00

Gunny Highway was the certainly the funniest.

Response by SPC Andrew Griffin made Mar 7 at 2016 5:10 PM

2016-03-07T17:10:02-05:00

LOL! I love this!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 5:14 PM

2016-03-07T17:14:47-05:00

"Now it's my will against yours and you will lose. So don't forget, 0600. That's six o'clock in the morning for those of you who don't habla."

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 5:18 PM

2016-03-07T17:18:44-05:00

"Webster, if Powers ever comes to a sudden stop your face is gonna go half way up his a*s."

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Mar 7 at 2016 5:27 PM

2016-03-07T17:27:40-05:00

PO3 Steven Sherrill hands down Clint Eastwood as Gunnery Sergeant Highway displays many of the characteristics which have propelled him to be both a great actor and a cultural icon. His dry wit and deftly using both visual gags like throwing the radio, breaking the pool cue, etc. with his dry wit.

Response by LTC Jason Bartlett made Mar 7 at 2016 5:31 PM

2016-03-07T17:31:51-05:00

For me this is easy I have to support the prior service Soldier and MOH recipient Gunny Highway. Got to love Hollywood heroes, both great movies.

Response by SN Matthew Goforth made Mar 7 at 2016 5:48 PM

2016-03-07T17:48:10-05:00

Gunny Highway is the funnier one. Gunny Hartman is the more traditional Gunny that can be seriously-funny

Response by SGT John " Mac " McConnell made Mar 7 at 2016 6:16 PM

2016-03-07T18:16:42-05:00

Hartman is the real deal ! Funny ! Even though I was in the Army I had Drills just like Hartman. But that was not at Basic that was Infantry school... Basic was nothing compared to infantry school. Some thing's I will never forget !

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 6:35 PM

2016-03-07T18:35:34-05:00

I love both movies.
My favorite line by far from Full Metal Jacket is "I will motivate you, Pyle! If it short-dicks every cannibal in the Congo!". There's no way for me to watch that without laughing.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 6:54 PM

2016-03-07T18:54:36-05:00

I got to go with Clint.

Response by A1C Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 7:17 PM

2016-03-07T19:17:09-05:00

Highway was written to be funny and Hartman was by accident.

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Mar 7 at 2016 7:38 PM

2016-03-07T19:38:26-05:00

I watched Heartbreak Ridge last week. Classic!

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Mar 7 at 2016 9:02 PM

2016-03-07T21:02:56-05:00

Always been a Clint fan, always will.

Response by GySgt Carl Rumbolo made Mar 7 at 2016 9:21 PM

2016-03-07T21:21:59-05:00

Neither, both are caricatures - cartoon characters for a movie. Of the two movies, Heartbreak Ridge was nothing more than escapist entertainment - it was not 'grenada' - Jesus H Christ - the scenes of 'Camp Lejeune' look nothing like Lejeune and the homecoming scene is El Toro - bullshit movie. Full Metal Jacket was more real, particularly the drill instructor scenes from the 60s' but again, a caricature.

Response by CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2016 9:51 PM

2016-03-07T21:51:34-05:00

I liked both lol. But if i had to pick one.....i would have to go with Hartman lol. You are a discusting fat body. Thank you very much can i be in charge for a while lol

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Mar 7 at 2016 10:19 PM

2016-03-07T22:19:52-05:00

Funny would have to be Gunny Highway, Real would be Gunny Hartman. You Just Can't Fake the Real Deal!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 2:13 AM

2016-03-08T02:13:46-05:00

Id go with Hartman because wasn't even supposed to be in the movie originally. That opening in FMJ was done on the fly. his lines are more famous than Highways

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQAXX08A-s

Full Metal Jacket - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

2+ Actors

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2016 8:14 AM

2016-03-08T08:14:23-05:00

What a great question...Highway by a mile. Hartman is well, frankly just terrifying in his blatant bad-arsery. There's no doubt left in the mind that he really DOES see everyone as "equally useless" and that his one mission in life is producing lethally dedicated Marines-Ultimately, he fails to see the biggest threat to his platoon and himself. Highway, by contrast, is a hard-bitten mirror image of the guys he's leading...flawed, but in poignant ways. He's trying to repair a broken relationship, manage careerist superiors, and relate to a "new" generation of Marines who think he's a "has-been". In the end, his tactics elevate his Marines and actually prepare them for the fight of their lives. The fact that he manages to do all of the above while never loosing that 'Blondie' nonchalant attitude leaves you in stitches more than tears.

Response by SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS made Mar 8 at 2016 8:25 AM

2016-03-08T08:25:52-05:00

GySgt Highway (Clint Eastwood) has a significant impact in both spoken word and physical characteristics. GySgt Hartman (R. Lee Ermy) has authenticity and the more edgy and vulgar nature. Both characters are two of my favorite on screen Marines. I have met R. Lee Ermy twice in person and both times he impressed me with the way he treated service members and the general public. For that reason alone, I will have to lean slightly towards GySgt Hartman especially since he adlibbed the first scene of Full Metal Jacket. Great question PO3 Steven Sherrill

Response by SFC Frank Hartley made Mar 8 at 2016 10:20 AM

2016-03-08T10:20:14-05:00

Clint Eastwood. Hands down.

Response by Alan K. made Jun 15 at 2016 7:20 AM

2016-06-15T07:20:31-04:00

If your Military Gunny Hartman, if not you can't beat Clint's dry Humor as Gunny Highway.....Sir

Response by Alan K. made Jun 15 at 2016 7:22 AM

2016-06-15T07:22:23-04:00

If your Military Gunny Hartman, if not you can't beat Clint's dry Humor as Gunny Highway.....Sir

Response by GySgt Warren Kemble made Jun 21 at 2016 9:39 AM

2016-06-21T09:39:25-04:00

Both