Pvt joker john wayne

Here is the excerpt from the book (Joker is the narrator): I sound exactly like John Wayne as I say: "I think I'm going to hate this movie.

What does the "Is that you, John Wayne" quote mean, from Full Metal Jacket? In the book the quote is from Cowboy, not Joker but the point remains the same. Why was the drill sergeant so hard on Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket?.

Fairly closely adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel The Short-Timers, Kubrick's film follows a young recruit dubbed Private Joker (played.