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Anthony Michael Hall as Pvt. Joker.

posted 2 years ago by TommyJarvis82 (2576)
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Modine is such a nonentity. AMH had a certain magic and would have made this film even better, imo.

[–] BOandBarbecue (2264) 2 years ago

was AMH original choice?

i like matthew modine. he is not bad actor.

[–] Lord Rake (4469) a year ago

I dont think so.

[–] legnadibrom (6248) 2 years ago

i could never see anyone but Modine in the role

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77566) 2 years ago

I really liked Modine in this role.

He gave a hapless, frightened and fierce performance here which I thought was appropriate for the part.

[–] Ranb (9775) a year ago

I could not imagine "Farmer Ted" in Full Metal Jacket. Hall was also unconvincing as a star football quarterback in Johnny Be Good.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77566) a year ago

Yeah, Modine nailed the role. The whole cast was spot on.

[–] Gd5150 (11771) a year ago

Mario Van Peebles

[–] Sparky (2620) 10 months ago

AMH is a genius actually. He is a force. Yes he likely would have been better.

[–] Zarkoff (1904) 10 months ago

Nah, Modine is great.

I heard Kubrick wasn't satisfied with AMH's John Wayne impression. Deal breaker.