Stripes
1981 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · 78% critics
After a string of personal setbacks, a drifting everyman joins the Army with a friend and lands in basic training alongside a crew of oddballs. Their rebellious antics and shaky discipline lead from boot-camp comedy into a much bigger military mess.
Also known as Stripes - EC
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-06-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,036 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like rowdy, irreverent military comedies with misfit energy in the vein of M*A*S*H or National Lampoon's Animal House; Not for you if dated sex humor, a thin plot, or a weaker final stretch will wear you down.
Pros: strong first hour; plenty of laughs; energetic lead performance | Cons: weak story; uneven jokes; messy final act
Themes
- date
- ex-girlfriend
- military spoof
- training camp
- private
- army life
- military training
- army cadet
- army training
- war games
- class clown
Cast & crew
Bill Murray
as John Winger
Harold Ramis
as Russell Ziskey
Warren Oates
as Sgt. Hulka
P. J. Soles
as Stella Hansen
Sean Young
as Louise Cooper
John Candy
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
John Larroquette
as Capt. Stillman
John Voldstad
as Stillman's Aid
John Diehl
as Cruiser
Lance LeGault
as Col. Glass
Directed by Ivan Reitman