Private Benjamin
1980 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.0
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (414 votes)
Themes
- army
- strong woman
- paris, france
- change
- empowerment
- transformation
- training camp
- training
- female soldier
- female protagonist
- private
- female empowerment
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1981 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1981 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Goldie Hawn
as Judy Benjamin
Eileen Brennan
as Capt. Doreen Lewis
Armand Assante
as Henrí Trémont
Robert Webber
as Col. Clay Thornbush
Sam Wanamaker
as Teddy Benjamin
Barbara Barrie
as Harriet Benjamin
Mary Kay Place
as Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
Harry Dean Stanton
as Sgt. Jim Ballard
Albert Brooks
as Yale Goodman
Alan Oppenheimer
as Rabbi
Directed by Howard Zieff