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Private Benjamin
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Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy drama film directed by Howard Zieff. The screenplay was written by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, who also produced the film alongside Goldie Hawn. The cast includes Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Goldie Hawn, and Craig T. Nelson. The story is set in Belgium and follows Judy Benjamin, who joins the army.
The film has a runtime of approximately 109 to 110 minutes and was released in October 1980. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and later made available via video on demand through Netflix and Fandango at Home. The production budget was $15,000,000, and the film generated $69,800,000 in revenue. Music was composed by Bill Conti, with photography by David M. Walsh and production design by Robert F. Boyle.
Critical reception included an 82% review score and a 6.9/10 rating. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It is noted for its assessment under the Bechdel test and themes of empowerment and change.
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6.0A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- army
- strong woman
- paris, france
- change
- empowerment
- transformation
- training camp
- training
- female soldier
- female protagonist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Howard Zieff
- Screenwriter
- Harvey Miller
- Cast member
- Richard Herd
- Composer
- Bill Conti
- Producer
- Goldie Hawn
- Cinematographer
- David M. Walsh
- Narrative location
- Belgium
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 677868
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-03-02
- title
- Private Benjamin
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- production designer
- Robert F. Boyle
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.9/10
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