Damon Wayans, Ross Bickell, Joda Blaire

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to...( read more  read more... ) do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch or ragtag losers with no hope. Using such teaching tools as live grenades and real bullets, Payne starts to instill the corp with some hope. But when Payne is recalled to fight in Bosnia, will he leave the corp who has just started the believe in him, or will he find out that killin' ain't much of a livin'?

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PG-13, 98 min.

Directed by: Nick Castle

Release Date: June 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: January 5, 1999

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  • April 17, 2008
    This was so cute and I think the Wayne men are hilarious
  • September 24, 2007
    fun
  • September 4, 2007
    The movie is confused about what it wants to be in a Bad News Bears kind of way. Profanities and shocking humor abound, but cliched moral dilemnas abound as well. Damon Wayans provides some laugh-oud-loud humor, but the soundtrack is utterly appauling. Only one song on the soundt...( read more)rack was good, but I forgot its name, and "Respect" and "Bad to the Bone" aren't bad songs, but they don't really add to the movie either.
  • August 13, 2007
    yeah payne in the butt!
  • August 13, 2007
    Not a fan of ANY of the Wayans brothers.
  • November 18, 2009
    one of my favorite movies the best
  • October 25, 2009
    Not funny, and pretty pointless.
  • October 18, 2009
    looks ok but im a tough critic so no
  • October 4, 2009
    Damon Wayans is hilarious as ex-Marine Major Benson Winifred Payne turned commanding officer of a JROTC program. He brings his knowledge of deadly nature to the school and tries to get the students to respect their superiors, mostly him. In turn the students show him how to loose...( read more)n up. Major Payne has some of Damon Wayan's best one-liners and improvisional dialogue. I've always enjoyed The Wayans Bros. work. They're not much when they're in the same movie together because each one seems to fight on who will be leading comedic man. When they're left to star in movies on their own, Major Payne is the outcome. It would be nice for Damon Wayan's to make a movie about his character skit from SNL on Homie D. Clown. Still his best character ever.
  • September 23, 2009
    A solid comedy starring Damon Wayans as Major Payne. About a Marine who gets to teach a group of kids. Of course his idea of teaching is military training. A light hearted comedy which is full of laughs. Damon Wayans is quite funny as Major Payne. Worth a watch.

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  • darabutler2011
    September 8, 2007
    this movie is so funny i laugh every time.

    my favorite part is when they do the show at the competition. i love how tiger just gets so into the dance
  • melshorty2004
    July 7, 2007
    Hey omg I cant blieve nobody uploaded the little engine that could story!!! So I had to!!!
  • melshorty2004
    June 9, 2007
    This movie is freakin hilarious!!! I watched it a million times and still laugh every time!!! Hey come and try the quiz I made!!!
  • folkes86dantee
    March 13, 2007
    ZS
  • Villio
    July 24, 2006
    People if u dun watch dis movie u won't see how greatful and funny these youngsters are treated, love da movie its ma fav. (HELLO THERE FELLA YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR HAVEING IS CALLED A NIGHTMARE, YOU KNOW WHAT A NIGHTMARE IS, WELL THATS ALL THIS, WHY DON'T YOU RUN UP BACK TO YOUR ROOM WHEN THAT MAN JUMPS OUT THE CLOSET AND CHOPS YOUR LITTLE HEAD OFF, SENSERTIVE)

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  • This is a plotline from which film- "A Marine officer becomes commander of an ROTC program at a boarding school, and he and the kids don't like it one bit"?  Answer »
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