At 06:05 PM 2/3/97 -0100, you wrote: >A friend and I were discussing the strereotypical, loud mouthed drill >sargeant--the prototype would have to be Louis Gossett, Jr. in AN OFFICER >AND A GENTLEMAN. > >Would ya'll be willing to list other examples of this character on the screen? > >Off the top of my head, I can name two more. The hilarious basic training >sequences in Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH, and also the sargent in FULL >METAL JACKET. > >Could anyone else help me out? > >Thanks-- > >David For a non-American example, how about the hilarious segment from MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE ("Right, off you go then!")? ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]