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45 Photos. Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films Full Metal Jacket (1987), Tequila Sunrise (1988), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Moneyball (2011), and Mank (2020).
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Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films Full Metal Jacket (1987), Tequila Sunrise (1988), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Moneyball (2011), and Mank (2020).
Full Metal Jacket Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs
- R. Lee Ermey was injured in a car accident just before filming started and played the role of Gunny Hartman with broken ribs. Kubrick shot the Vietnam-set second half of the movie first as Ermey tried to recover from his injuries before the crew moved on to the boot camp scenes.
- Modine and D'Onofrio's friendship almost didn't survive the movie. Modine and D'Onofrio were both aspiring actors in New York City and became friends after meeting at an audition.
- An abandoned British gasworks was the stand-in location for Huế , and the ground was polluted with toxic waste. Shooting those Vietnam scenes was brutal because the soil was loaded with carcinogens and asbestos.
- D'Onofrio and Modine did their own stunts during the boot camp scenes. Back then, all the CGI that makes your Marvel heroes seem so athletic either didn't exist or was in its earliest stages.
May 15, 2023 · Arliss Howard – Sergeant Cowboy Evans. When Arliss Howard joined the Full Metal Jacket cast as Joker’s best friend, his name was largely unknown. Today, that still holds true for many.
Mar 13, 2024 · It’s in the subtle shades of Pvt. Cowboy in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” where you sense the layers of Arliss Howard peeling away, revealing an artist capable of tap-dancing between vulnerability and authority. His embodiment of the character is so complete, it is as if Howard vanishes, leaving only Cowboy to patrol the barracks.
Arliss Howard plays the Texan Private / Sergeant "Cowjoy" Evans who goes through boot camp with Joker. He becomes a rifleman and later encounters Joker in Vietnam, taking command of a rifle squad. In The Short-Timers, Cowboy dies after he is severely wounded by a sniper trying to draw the squad out.
