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Plot: Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.

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  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 3, 2008
    Bill Murray was never funnier than he was in this 1981 classic. So many classic lines, and so many classic characters. Not to mention the legendary graduation scene when Murray and his platoon show everyone how it's done when it comes to performing in unison. The basic training half of the movie shows Murray squaring off against hard nosed drill sergeant Warren Oates. The second half has our boys in Germany assigned to test out the Army's newest weapon, the EM50, a heavily armed recreational vehicle. Director Ivan Reitman turns out a classic, politically incorrect, 80's laugh fest. One of the funniest movies ever made, from a time when Bill Murray was one of the funniest people in Hollywood.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 19, 2008
    Another flic from my teens. I saw this a few times and enjoyed it over and over. Murray was relatively unknown so his humour was fresher than it was for Ghostbusters.
    Back then the sex was a little different too, more obvious but less base.
    Ahh, good ol' days!
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 9, 2008
    One of the craziest movies about the military you would ever want to see. One of those you can see over and over and you better laugh or your loss.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 8, 2008
    CLASSIC HIGH SCHOOL FLICK TO WATCH AND TALK ABOUT AND THE SNL PLAYERS MADE IT THE CLASSIC THAT IT IS......
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 7, 2008
    Ivan Reitman's military comedy with Bill Murray and a giant tricked out RV is one of the craziest flicks ever.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 30, 2008
    The male version of the movie 'Private Benjamin' is flat out fun to watch. A movie that will have you laughing so hard that it will leave you in stitches!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 19, 2008
    Mmmhmm... I could see where Cheech and Chong may have been wonderful for this one, but with such an all-star cast, who can argue?
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 8, 2008
    Excellent comedy!! Many great comedy actor made their debuts on that movie. Excellent comedy couple with Murray and Ramis with John Candy as secondary actor. Highly recommended!!!
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 31, 2008
    This movie started out somewhat funny and then turned into unfunny and pretty ridiculous pretty fast. I was disappointed and didn't even watch through to the end.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 9, 2008
    One of the funniest movies of the 80's. Still funny and Bernstein's score really adds to the hilarity.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 29, 2008
    LOL so funny! My fave part is John Candy mud wrestling and when he smashes through the door, haha. I love when Murray takes over and his non chalant attittude in the movie is hilarious.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 8, 2008
    The first 45 minutes or so is gold. Then they meet those girls and cruise around Eastern Europe in an RV or something.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 30, 2007
    Hey this show makes me pround to be an american mutt! I can watch it over and over and still love it every time!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 29, 2007
    loved it loved it loved it. Bill Murray is funny, definitely had the wrong idea for joining the Army though.
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    December 23, 2007
    A film of three distinct parts. The real interest seems to lie in the time before he joins the army. It's all down hill from there with the same tired army jokes Dean Martuin and Jerry Lewis trotted out twenty years ealier.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 17, 2007
    This was pretty funny. Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis, all at their best. The kind of shunny fit they had in the 80s my generation missed out on :(
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    MCT:
    December 1, 2007
    When New York City cab driver John Winger is fired from his job, his car is repossessed, he loses his apartment, and his girlfriend leaves him -- all in the same day -- John and his best friend Russell Ziskey decide to join the army. After enlisting, John and Russell are sent to Fort Arnold to undergo basic training under tough drill sergeant Hulka. Hulka is injured by a mortar bomb during basic training, and John has to lead the group in completing their training on their own. After graduation, General Barnicke Assigns Winger, Ziskey, and their platoon to Fort Milano, Italy, to man the EM-50 urban assault vehicle. By this time, sergeant Hulka has recovered from his injuries and has rejoined John, Russell, and the other men. When John and Russell decide to take the EM50 to Germany to pick up their girlfriends, MPs Stella Hansen and Louise Cooper, for a night on the town, the rest of the platoon searches for them because Captain Stillman wants the EM-50 to be put back where it was at. While searching for the EM-50, Stillman and the unit are captured by hostile Russian troops, who take them into Czechoslovakia. Now John, Russell, Stella, and Louise must venture into Czechoslovakia and rescue the guys.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 24, 2007
    very good funny movie, love bill murray movies alot and it made me want to join the military after i saw it NOT but the movie is pretty good, the first parts were best
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 7, 2007
    I was rather disappointed with this movie. It's an aimless and dull effort with very few laughs. Ultimately, it's a pointless comedy with virtually no storyline.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 7, 2007
    Scattered, disorganized, disorienting, boring as hell - a storyline that does not exist. This is Bill Murray at his absolute worst.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 30, 2007
    thought this one of the best comedies about basic training and war this is out there. i like murrays non-chalant attitude

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Ivan Reitman
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: January 1, 1981
  • DVD Released: June 19, 2001

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