'Full Metal Jacket' Turns 30: Matthew Modine Recalls Deleted Scene 'I Wish Was in the Movie'

"Son, all I've ever asked of my marines is that they obey my orders as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Vietnamese, because inside every gook there is an American trying to get out. It's a hardball world, son. We've gotta keep our heads until this peace craze blows over." has got to be one of my favorite lines in the movie.

Ok now I feel old.

Great movie. I rented that movie (from an actual movie rental store!) the night before I went and talked to a Marine recruiter for the first time. Might not have been the best thing to do but I guess I was young and dumb enough to not let it bother me too much.