TopBilled Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Webb's delivery of dialogue is unlike anyone else's in Hollywood. I loved the line "there's a man somewhere underneath all that baby powder." Interestingly, this was the first film script by James Lee Barrett, a former Marine. Barrett also scripted ON THE BEACH, SHENANDOAH and THE GREEN BERETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 His character in the DI reminded me of my ex-teachers, bosses, and wives. I could not watch the film past the opening segment. I wanted to frag the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Suffocation by filling the mouth and nose with sand fleas would be better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 There's a funny sequence where after a private has killed a sand flea, the entire group has to go out and find the dead flea. The original title of Barrett's story, which was turned into a live television production, was The Murder of a Sand Flea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 A soldier says to Webb: "What's your idea of a perfect woman?" Says Webb to the soldier: "A good looking blonde swinger who runs a liquor store." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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