{"id":36572,"date":"2016-03-21T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36572"},"modified":"2021-02-04T21:25:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T04:25:49","slug":"d-i-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36572","title":{"rendered":"D.I., The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Anything&#8217;s better than this.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Poster-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Poster-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Poster.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA hard-hitting Marine drill instructor (Jack Webb) falls for a sexy local (Jackie Loughery) while refusing to give up on a seemingly hopeless recruit (Don Dubbins).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Webb Films<\/li>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>Ruthless Leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJack Webb is so inextricably linked to his iconic role as Joe Friday on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36553\">&#8220;Dragnet&#8221;<\/a> that it&#8217;s somewhat surprising to find he was actually a busy auteur, producing and directing a handful of films and T.V. shows from the 1950s-1970s. This pre-cursor to Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s <em>Full Metal Jacket<\/em> (1987) begins with a literal bang, as Marine recruits knock on the door of a hard-nosed (what else?) Drill Instructor whose job is to use any means necessary to toughen these men for combat. Webb consistently utilizes creative, stylized framing and cinematography to heighten dramatic tension and highlight power differentials; the film is never boring to look at, even when the screenplay goes soppy during obligatory romantic interludes meant to show us Webb&#8217;s &#8220;softer side&#8221;. While profanity is noticeably absent, many IMDb users have noted how refreshingly authentic this film still comes across today, and others have stated that this film was responsible for their eventual application to the Marines (!). Interestingly, part of the U.S. Marine Corps&#8217; willingness to cooperate so readily in the making of this movie was in response to a tragic occurrence in 1955 known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ribbon_Creek_incident\">the &#8220;Ribbon Creek&#8221; incident<\/a> &#8212; and recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/news\/local\/community\/beaufort-news\/bg-military\/article67296577.html\">news of the death of a new recruit<\/a> at Parris Island further reminds us about the intensity of such infamously brutal training.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Webb as Sergeant Moore<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Webb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Webb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Webb.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Webb-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Webb-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1027\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2.png 1819w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Burglar-Direction2-478x270.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction1-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction3-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction4-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Direction6-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography2-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Cinematography-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of realistic locales (albeit at Camp Pendleton and on sets rather than Parris Island) and actual Marines in key roles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1.png 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DI-Sets-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A hard-hitting script:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There\u2019s a man hidden somewhere under that baby powder.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u201cTell me Castro, did your mother ever have any children that lived?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhat was it you just said, you miserable clown?\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a unique cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050283\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/06\/06\/archives\/sergeant-friday-plays-a-drill-instructor.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Anything&#8217;s better than this.&#8221; Synopsis: A hard-hitting Marine drill instructor (Jack Webb) falls for a sexy local (Jackie Loughery) while refusing to give up on a seemingly hopeless recruit (Don Dubbins). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Jack Webb Films Military Ruthless Leaders Review: Jack Webb is so inextricably linked to his iconic role as Joe Friday on &#8220;Dragnet&#8221; that it&#8217;s somewhat surprising to find he was actually a busy auteur, producing and directing a handful of films and T.V. shows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36572\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36572"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68802,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36572\/revisions\/68802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}