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Stripes is a 1981 American buddy film, action comedy, and war film directed by Ivan Reitman, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Harold Ramis and Len Blum, with cinematography by Bill Butler and music by Elmer Bernstein. The cast includes Bill Murray, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, and Sean Young. The narrative is set in Germany and centers on the Cold War.
Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film had a budget of $10,000,000 and generated $85,297,000 in revenue. Filming took place in California. The movie has a runtime of 106 minutes and was released on June 26, 1981, with subsequent dates in September, October, and November of that year. It holds review scores of 88%, 6.6/10, and 68/100, alongside an IMDb rating of 6.8.
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6.6Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- date
- ex-girlfriend
- military spoof
- training camp
- private
- army life
- military training
- army cadet
- army training
- war games
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Ivan Reitman
- Screenwriter
- Len Blum
- Cast member
- Bill Paxton
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Ivan Reitman
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Bill Butler
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 747221
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- film editor
- Harry Keller
- title
- Stripes
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- publication date
- 1982-03-31
- capital cost
- 10000000
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