Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, Stacey Dash, Mark Wahlberg, Kadeem Hardison ...( see more  see more... ) , Lillo Brancato

Danny DeVito plays an advertising man who is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job; Teaching thinking skills to A...( read more  read more... )rmy recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class. He begins by having them write and summarize books and magazines they are reading. When one of them asks him to describe what he is reading, he gives a National Enquirer's view of Hamlet. They ask to read it with him and the structure of the class is born.

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PG-13, 128 min.

Directed by: Penny Marshall

Release Date: June 3, 1994

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003

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  • November 5, 2007
    The plot and its subplots are captivating, the actors convincing, and right at the end kindness and heroism win out - convincingly.
  • August 6, 2007
    oh my...gregory hines, mark wahlberg, kadeem hardison...oolala, lol...danny devito tryna rap...amazing
  • January 25, 2007
    pretty funny
  • October 26, 2006
    I like it, this movie actually taught me something!
  • February 27, 2008
    good.
  • October 7, 2009
    This is a solid comedy starring Danny DeVito. Basically about this man hired by the army to teach their recruits basic learning skills in a classroom. The class and teacher bond by the end of the film. The film has some laughs and also some tender moments. Danny DeVito is great i...( read more)n his role. Plus a young supporting cast of Stacey Dash, Mark Wahlberg and Kadeem Hardison. Worth at least a one time watch.
  • October 3, 2009
    Pretty funny. Has some really inane moments, but it does remind you of why DeVito is considered so funny.
  • June 19, 2009
    Hilarious. I love Danny Devito.
  • April 19, 2009
    ...tried to watch it...no no no no NO
  • April 15, 2009
    I never thought, that I would enjoy this film, because I am not a military movie type person, but this film is so much more than that. I watch it over and over. I recommend this film.

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