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With Richard Gere 45 Years After ‘American Gigolo’ – Cannes
The 1982 pic starred Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett Jr. and follows a loner who sets out to finish his Navy Officer training while dealing with a tough-as-nails drill sergeant while also finding love with a local townie.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Gossett, who died earlier this year, leaves some big shoes to fill, but there are plenty of actors who could excel in a drill sergeant role.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 June 2024
Rex is a drill sergeant who wants to help people push their limits.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Then again, nobody would voluntarily install an icon of an angry drill sergeant on a personal computer.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Loughery played a cautious shop owner named Annie who is romanced by a tough U.S. Marine drill sergeant (Webb) stationed on Parris Island in South Carolina in the Warner Bros. drama The D.I. Webb also directed and produced the movie.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Melton was a drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, while Burtram was a drill sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, army officials said.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
In Full Metal Jacket, for instance, about fifty percent of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman’s colorful dialogue came from actor R. Lee Ermey, a former drill sergeant.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
An upbeat drill sergeant in glitter nail polish, Monroy put Marie through a routine of squats, planks and push-ups.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Gossett, who died earlier this year, leaves some big shoes to fill, but there are plenty of actors who could excel in a drill sergeant role.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 June 2024
Rex is a drill sergeant who wants to help people push their limits.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Then again, nobody would voluntarily install an icon of an angry drill sergeant on a personal computer.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Loughery played a cautious shop owner named Annie who is romanced by a tough U.S. Marine drill sergeant (Webb) stationed on Parris Island in South Carolina in the Warner Bros. drama The D.I. Webb also directed and produced the movie.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Melton was a drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, while Burtram was a drill sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, army officials said.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
In Full Metal Jacket, for instance, about fifty percent of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman’s colorful dialogue came from actor R. Lee Ermey, a former drill sergeant.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
An upbeat drill sergeant in glitter nail polish, Monroy put Marie through a routine of squats, planks and push-ups.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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