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Stripes
1981 1h 46m R
Comedy
,
Action
,
War
6.8
88%
79%
66%
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Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
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Directed By
Ivan Reitman
Written By
Len Blum
,
Harold Ramis
,
Daniel Goldberg
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Cast of Stripes
Bill Murray
John Winger
Harold Ramis
Russell Ziskey
Warren Oates
Sgt. Hulka
P.J. Soles
Stella Hansen
Sean Young
Louise Cooper
John Candy
Dewey 'Ox' Oxberger
John Larroquette
Capt. Stillman
John Voldstad
Stillman's Aid
John Diehl
Cruiser
Lance LeGault
Col. Glass
Roberta Leighton
Anita
Conrad Dunn
Psycho
Judge Reinhold
Elmo
Antone Pagán
Hector
Glenn-Michael Jones
Leon
William Lucking
Recruiter (as Bill Lucking)
Fran Ryan
Dowager in Cab
Joe Flaherty
Border Guard
Nick Toth
Border Guard
Bill Paxton
Soldier
Linda Dupree
Wrestler
Dennis Quaid
Extra at Graduation Ceremony
Timothy Busfield
Soldier with Mortar
Dave Thomas
M.C.
Robin Klein
Cheerleader
Robert J. Wilke
Gen. Barnicke
Lois Hamilton
Stillman's Girlfriend (as Lois Areno)
Samuel Briggs
Corporal
Joseph X. Flaherty
Sgt. Crocker
Hershel B. Harlson
Shoeshine Man
Solomon Schmidt
Store Owner
Gino Gottarelli
Russian Officer
Gene Scherer
Russian Officer
Dawn Clark
Mud Wrestler
Anita Merritt
Mud Wrestler (as Juanita Merritt)
Susan Mechsner
Mud Wrestler
Sue Bowser
Mud Wrestler
Leslie Henderson
Mud Wrestler
Stripes Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
An anarchic slob movie, a celebration of all that is irreverent, reckless, foolhardy, undisciplined, and occasionally scatological. It's a lot of fun.
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Comic '80s military romp has violence, nudity, language.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
Benefits immensely from being graded on a curve: it's no Ghostbusters, but it's no Police Academy either.
Fantastica Daily
Chuck O'Leary
The first hour of Stripes is side-splittingly hilarious. Unfortunately, it fizzles a bit once Warren Oates' Sgt. "The Big Toe" Hulka disappears.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
Mr. Murray hasn't yet reached the point at which his routines can be sustained for more than 10 minutes at a time. But he has achieved a sardonically exaggerated calm that can be very entertaining.
Jaredmobarak.com
Jared Mobarak
The filmmakers take the usual army tropes and find the comedy by creating an atmosphere for the actors to go crazy with improvisation.
DVDTalk.com
Scott Weinberg
One major difference between the slob comedies of yesteryear and the ones of today is that of simple craftsmanship. As in, Stripes has some.
ÜberCiné
Gregory Weinkauf
My personal fave military movie.
Moviehole
Caffeinated Clint
Murray at his laugh-a-minute best....if there's a comedy classic, this is it
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
Murray is completely democratic in this film: He taunts the strong and the weak alike.
Washington Post
Gary Arnold
The premise and star remain out of whack until the rambling, diffuse screenplay finally struggles beyond basic training.
Variety
Variety Staff
There's little in the way of art or comic subtlety here, but the film really seems to work.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The balance of the film consists of time-tested commercial material, most of which is still working fine.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Basic training hadn't been this much fun since Laurel and Hardy joined up.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Murray's insouciant Sixties clowning survives being parachuted into the Eighties
TIME Magazine
Stripes will keep potential felons off the streets for two hours. Few people seem to be asking, these days, that movies do more.
TV Guide
An often hilarious film that provided Bill Murray with a perfect opportunity in which to display his comedic skills.
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