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John and Russell have sex with Stella and Louise, then return to base. John motivates the disheartened platoon with a speech and begins preparing them for graduation. After a night of practice, they oversleep and wake up an hour late for the ceremony. They rush to the parade ground, where John leads
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bar, where John persuades Ox to compete with a group of women. When MPs and police raid the club, Stella and Louise help John and Russell escape. The rest of the platoon are returned to base where Stillman reprimands them for being arrested and threatens to report them to the base commander, General
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Every scene had some element of improvisation due in large part to Murray and Ramis. Much of the mud wrestling scene was made up on the spot by Reitman. Candy felt uncomfortable during filming, but Reitman talked him through it. The spatula scene in the kitchen of the general's house was filmed at
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on June 7, 2005, a release which includes both the original theatrical cut and an extended cut that runs about 18 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. Extra features include six deleted scenes; audio commentary by Reitman and Goldberg; an hour-long documentary titled "Stars & Stripes" that
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and they would be enthralled. Reitman wanted "a little bit of weight in the center", and added the argument between Hulka and Winger. It was not played for laughs and allowed Murray to do a serious scene, something he had not done before. During filming one of the obstacle courses scenes, Reitman
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million and a 42-day shooting schedule. Reitman, Goldberg, and Ramis were involved in a detailed negotiation with the Department of Defense to make the film conducive to the recruiting needs of the military, in exchange for subsidies in the form of free labor and location and equipment access.
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was released on June 26, 1981, and grossed $ 1,892,000 in 1,074 screens on opening day. It placed fifth overall for the weekend with $ 6,152,166. It eventually grossed $ 85,297,000 in North America, making it the fifth most popular 1981 film at the US and Canadian box office.
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captures it, and sends out a radio distress call that John and Russell hear. Realizing that their platoon is in danger, John, Russell, Stella, and Louise take the EM-50 and infiltrate the Soviet base where the platoon is being held, and rescue them with aid from Hulka.
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As graduation approaches, Hulka is injured when the haughty and dull-witted Captain Stillman, the recruit company's commanding officer, orders a mortar crew to fire without first setting target coordinates. Later, members of Hulka's platoon sneak off base and visit a
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and stops him, angrily reminding John that it was his idea that they both enlist. Louise and Stella find them fighting and drive them back to their barracks without reporting them. John honors Russell's request for both of them to continue basic training.
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told the actors to grab Oates and drag him into the mud without telling the veteran actor about it to see what would happen and get a genuine reaction. Oates' front tooth got chipped in the process and he yelled at Reitman for what he did.
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squanders at least an hour belaboring situations contradicted from the outset by Murray's personality. The premise and star remain out of whack until the rambling, diffuse screenplay finally struggles beyond basic training."
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had read for the role of Russell and that Ramis was reluctant to appear in the film, but that Murray told Ramis he did not wish to work with anyone else and would leave the film unless he played the other principal.
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them in an unorthodox but highly coordinated drill display. Impressed upon learning that they completed their training without a drill sergeant, Barnicke assigns them to a secret project he is overseeing in
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or anything, but it captured what it was like on an Army base: It was cold, you had to wear the same green clothes, you had to do a lot of physical stuff, you got treated pretty badly, and had bad coffee."
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had been in and wanted someone who was strong and whom everyone respected to control the film's misfit platoon. Reinhold said that during filming Oates would tell stories about working on films like
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in November 1980, then moved to California in December. Principal photography ended on Stage 20 at Burbank Studios on January 29, 1981. The production was allowed to shoot the army scenes at
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cab driver John Winger loses his job, his apartment, his car, and his girlfriend Anita, who has grown tired of his immaturity. Realizing his limited prospects, he decides to join the
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In 1993 Murray reflected, "I'm still a little queasy that I actually made a movie where I carry a machine gun. But I felt if you were rescuing your friends it was okay. It wasn't
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praised it as "an anarchic slob movie, a celebration of all that is irreverent, reckless, foolhardy, undisciplined, and occasionally scatological. It's a lot of fun."
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Dunn remembered Candy inviting the men in the platoon to his house while filming was under way, for a homemade spaghetti dinner and to watch the famous
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includes the reminiscences of the screenwriters, Reitman, Diehl, Laroquette, Murray, Reinhold, Soles and Young; and the original trailer.
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called it "a lazy but amiable comedy" and praised Murray for achieving "a sardonically exaggerated calm that can be very entertaining".
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The extended cut expands on several scenes and includes an excised subplot in which Winger and Ziskey (who takes six hits of Elmo's
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Upon arrival in Italy, the platoon is reunited with a recovered Hulka and tasked with guarding the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle, an
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agreed to play Stella but her agent demanded way too much money. Three-hundred actresses were also considered for the role.
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did not like Ramis's audition but Reitman told the studio that he was hiring the comedian anyway. P. J. Soles reported that
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will keep potential felons off the streets for two hours. Few people seem to be asking, these days, that movies do more."
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Soles said that the scene where Stella and Winger share their first kiss was supposed be outdoors but it started raining.
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re-opened in theaters on August 29 to September 2, 2021, with a special introduction from Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman.
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was cast based on her looks, and Reitman felt that her "sweetness" would go well with Ramis. According to Reitman,
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Upon returning to the US, John, Russell, Louise, Stella, and Hulka are hailed as heroes, and are each awarded the
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The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, and was a commercial success.
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as Louise Cooper, a member of the military police and friend of Stella who Winger and Ziskey befriend
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teacher, to join as well. The two visit a recruiting office and are soon sent off to basic training.
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three in the morning, after the cast and crew had been up the entire day. Murray improvised the "
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from Toronto and told Reitman that he should be in the film; he was not required to audition.
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played Elmo, who was given the best jokes from the Cheech and Chong draft of the screenplay.
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In 1983 the film was released on LaserDisc (Extended Play, CLV, Constant Linear Velocity).
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as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger, a fellow cadet of Winger and Ziskey who joined to shed some pounds
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on the stage and asked him to read for the role of Francis "Psycho" Soyer in New York.
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score of 68 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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had never auditioned before and won his first paying job as an actor. Goldberg knew
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as Captain Stillman, the head of the military base that Winger and Ziskey enroll at
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as Russell Ziskey, an ESL teacher and friend of Winger who enlists in the army
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Treatment" sequence and Soles reacted naturally to whatever he said and did.
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mission. They become lost in a jungle and are captured by Spanish-speaking
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The EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle "was built from a 1973-1978-era
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as John Winger, a former taxi cab driver who enlists in the army
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Stillman inadvertently leads the platoon across the border into
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As the credits start to roll, Ox leads the platoon in a march.
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attitude, and he and Russell become romantically involved with
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In January 2012, the extended cut of the film was released on
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as Francis 'Psycho' Soyer, a fellow cadet of Winger and Ziskey
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After Hulka discovers that John and Russell have briefly gone
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was as a cast member for the late-night TV sketch comedy
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Upon arrival, they meet their fellow recruits and their
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The second highest U.S. military decoration, after the
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and persuades best friend Russell Ziskey, a vocational
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tested with Murray and they got along well together.
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as Sergeant Hulka, Winger and Ziskey's drill sergeant
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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán II No Más Fight
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An army recruitment poster with the caption "I Want You" featuring a man in military green pointing. In the foreground two blonde women are looking at the poster.
Ivan Reitman
Len Blum
Dan Goldberg
Harold Ramis
Ivan Reitman
Dan Goldberg
Bill Murray
Harold Ramis
Warren Oates
P. J. Soles
John Candy
Bill Butler
Harry Keller
Michael Luciano
Elmer Bernstein
Columbia Pictures
action comedy film
Ivan Reitman
Bill Murray
Harold Ramis
Warren Oates
P. J. Soles
Sean Young
John Candy
Len Blum
Dan Goldberg
United States Army
John Larroquette
John Diehl

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