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| “ | Get some! Get some! Get some! Yeah, yeah, yeah! | „ |
| ~ Door Gunner's most famous quote. |
| “ | You should do a story about me sometime. Cause I'm so f-cking good! That ain't no shit either! I done got me 157 dead gooks killed and fifty water buffalo too! They were all certified! | „ |
| ~ Door Gunner |
| “ | Joker: How can you shoot women and children!? Door Gunner: EASY! YOU JUST DON'T LEAD EM' SO MUCH HAHAHAHA! Ain't war hell? Hahahaha! |
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| ~ Joker asking the Door Gunner how he can stomach killing innocent civilians. |
The Door Gunner is a minor character in the 1987 anti-war film Full Metal Jacket. He is a U.S. Marine that serves as a gunner aboard helicopters that openly massacres anyone and anything in his line of sight, including innocent civilians.
He was portrayed by Tim Colceri.
Biography[]
He is an unnamed combatant in the Vietnam War who is introduced as a homicidal maniac who makes a hobby out of randomly opening fire on any civilians he comes across, often quoting his infamous catchphrase of "get some" as he kills his victims. As he massacres civilians, Joker watches in silent horror, and after a while, the Door Gunner happily converses with Joker, saying that he should interview him and shows great pride in killing many Vietnamese.
Joker then asks if this includes women and children, to which the Door Gunner laughs and confirms. Joker asks how the Door Gunner can justify killing women and children, to which the mad veteran simply states "Easy, you just don't lead them so much" then notes his infamous "ain't war Hell?" phrase before the scene ends.
The Door Gunner is not heard of again in the film.
Personality[]
While most of the characters in the film are morally flawed and capable of being seen in varied lights depending on the viewer's own sense of ethics, the Door Gunner is notable for being a violent mentally unstable sociopath with no redeeming qualities, despite his small appearance in the film. A sadistic thrill-seeker, he enjoys gunning down enemies, even if they are civilians, and even finds murdering innocent women and children to be amusing.
The war is his raison d'etre and the fact that he wants Joker to create a story on him suggests he seeks fame for what he has done.
Quotes[]
| “ | Anyone who runs is a VC! Anyone who stands still, is a well-disciplined VC! | „ |
| ~ The Door Gunner |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Colceri was originally cast to play Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, but Stanley Kubrick was so impressed by R. Lee Ermey that he gave him Hartman's role. So, Colceri was cast to play the Door Gunner instead.
- During the Vietnam War, door gunners were actually the most common causalities from the U.S. Army. Thus, it's likely the Door Gunner received his comeuppance later.
External Links[]
- The Door Gunner on the Pure Evil Wiki