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

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:57:35 -0500

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

Heartbreak Ridge - Clarifying Roles and Objectives.avi

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

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:00:58 -0500

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

SSG Ricardo Marcial — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:01:29 -0500

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

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:08:48 -0500

Gunny Highway was the certainly the funniest.

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

SPC Andrew Griffin — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:10:02 -0500

LOL! I love this!

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

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:14:47 -0500

"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

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:18:44 -0500

"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

LTC Stephen F. — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:27:40 -0500

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

LTC Jason Bartlett — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:31:51 -0500

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

SN Matthew Goforth — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:48:10 -0500

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

SGT John " Mac " McConnell — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:16:42 -0500

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

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:35:34 -0500

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

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:54:36 -0500

I got to go with Clint.

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

A1C Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:17:09 -0500

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

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

SSgt Charles Edwards — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:38:26 -0500

I watched Heartbreak Ridge last week. Classic!

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

SGM Mikel Dawson — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:02:56 -0500

Always been a Clint fan, always will.

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

GySgt Carl Rumbolo — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:21:59 -0500

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

CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:51:34 -0500

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

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:19:52 -0500

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

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:13:46 -0500

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

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

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:14:23 -0500

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

SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:25:52 -0500

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

SFC Frank Hartley — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:20:14 -0500

Clint Eastwood. Hands down.

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

Alan K. — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:20:31 -0400

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

Alan K. — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:22:23 -0400

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

GySgt Warren Kemble — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:39:25 -0400

Both