Full Metal Jacket
Next, we have yet another Kubrick film in the list. He might have written the original screenplay of Full Metal Jacket, though things did not go the exact same way during shooting. Things changed with the casting of R. Lee Ermey.
Full Metal Jacket
Apparently, the actor served in the Marine Corps for some time so he had expert knowledge on the matter. After Full Metal Jacket was released, Kubrick explained that about half of the character’s lines had been improvised!
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Saving Private Ryan
Now that we started talking about great war films, we definitely have to discuss Saving Private Ryan as well.
Saving Private Ryan
It got a spot on the list thanks to the discussion between Tom Hanks and Damon about the things they had to leave behind. When Damon starts talking about how he caught his brother with a girl, it wasn’t in the script at all!
