They meet beautiful MPs and fall in love. Their sergeant is demanding but fair - and is fair game for John Winger's comic wrath. Instead they've joined a platoon of oddballs and misfits, including "Ox" ( John Candy), an obese blowhard. Ivan Reitmans 1981 comedy 'Stripes,' which helped transform Bill Murray into a box office star, was initially intended as a vehicle for Cheech and Chong. Alas, basic training is not at all what they expected. They sign, hoping for discipline, duty, honor, courage, and, of course, exotic travel.
The army is exactly what he needs and what Russell, an amiable if unambitious English teacher, needs, too. Its message is "You're going nowhere!" That resonates with John.
At that perfect moment, a recruiting ad for the U.S. Seeking solace from his lifelong buddy, Russell ( Harold Ramis), it's a time of self-pity and self-blame. He's quit his job his car has been repossessed his girlfriend has left him - all of which he's brought upon himself. when 'Stripes' was released in 1981, it grossed. STRIPES opens on a particularly bad day in the life of John Winger ( Bill Murray). See the classic film 'Stripes' with a special featurette with Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman 40 years after the Kentucky-made film first screened. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly The film's often-funny, juvenile humor would appeal to even young teens, but the language and nudity make it problematic for those audiences. The "ditzy," voluptuous mud-wrestling "girls" are almost balanced by some coolheaded, female army MPS, but woman-as-sex-object scenes tip the scales in 1981's direction. Slapstick and exaggerated violence include a mini-war with armed Russian troops (explosions, gunfire, flamethrowers, armored tanks) and the usual falls, bonks, and mishaps. It's typical fish-out-of-water fare, with some rapid-fire cartoon action sexy, big-breasted women (some of those big breasts are bare) and enough bawdy language ("f-k," "s-t," "p-y," "ass") to earn MPAA's R rating. military, dragging BFF and frequent playmate Harold Ramis into the fray along with him. This time, Murray takes his deft comic arrogance into the U.S.
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The movie stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis as John Winger and Russell Ziskey - two friends who decide to make a dramatic change in their lives by joining the United States Army. Reinhold will go on to play Billy Rosewood in the Beverly Hills Cop film series.Parents need to know that 1981's Stripes is comic mayhem with a young Bill Murray reprising the cheeky hapless character he created for television's Saturday Night Live and in Meatballs and Caddyshack on the big screen. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and premiered in the United States on June 26th, 1981. This is the first feature film work for actor Judge Reinhold, who had only previously done work in television.The team of Ivan Reitman and actors Bill Murray and Harold Ramis also worked on the 1984 comedy film Ghostbusters.Principal photography concluded on January 29th, 1981. Production on Stripes began on November 15th, 1980.Copyright holder: © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.The movie also features cameo appearances by up-and-coming stars Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. Rounding out the team of Army misfits is John Candy Dewey "Ox" Oxburger, John Diehl as Cruiser, Conrad Dunn as Francis "Psycho" Soyer, Judge Reinhold as Elmo, Antone Pagan as Hector and Glenn-Michael Jones as Leon. Louise, John Larroquette as Captain Stillman and Lance LeGault as Colonel Glass. The film also stars Warren Oates as Sergeant Hulka, P.J. Cast information Crew information Company information News Box office Title Summary. The movie stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis as John Winger and Russell Ziskey - two friends who decide to make a dramatic change in their lives by joining the United States Army. Stripes (1981) Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and premiered in the United States on June 26th, 1981. It was directed by Ivan Reitman and written by the team of Len Blum, Daniel Goldberg and Harold Ramis, the latter of whom also stars in the movie. Stripes is an American feature film of the comedy genre. For Harold Ramis, who plays Murrays grave-eyed, flat-voiced, terminally detached partner in Stripes, this is a chance, at last, to come out from behind the camera. Harry Keller Michael Luciano Eva Ruggiero
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