Stripes [Blu-ray]

Director: Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman

Overview

Bill Murray decides to be all that he can be -- and it ain't pretty -- in this hit comedy. John Winger (Murray) is a quick-witted but unambitious loser who comes home after getting fired to discover that his car has been repossessed and his girlfriend is leaving him. With no idea of what to do next, John and his best friend Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis) impulsively join the Army, more as a practical joke than a career goal. John and Russell find themselves in basic training under the hard-nosed and impatient Sgt. Hulka (Warren Oates), who is stuck with an outfit of goofballs, including overweight Ox (John Candy), naive Cruiser (John Deihl), perpetually stoned Elmo (Judge Reinhold), and the appropriately-nicknamed Psycho (Conrad Dunn). The platoon succeeds in impressing the generals spite of themselves, and John and Russell even find time to romance two pretty female MPs, Stella (P.J. Soles) and Louise (Sean Young). However, when John and Russell commandeer a high-tech military vehicle for a European weekend getaway with the girls, they happen into Soviet territory and stumble into an international incident. Remarkably, Stripes was made with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, despite its less-than-rosy view of the all-volunteer armed forces.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2016
UPC:	0043396491151
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	25,217

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bill Murray	John Winger
Harold Ramis	Russell Ziskey
Warren Oates	Sargento Hulka
P.J. Soles	Stella
Sean Young	Louise
John Candy	Dewey 'Ox' Oxburger
John Larroquette	Capt. Stillman
Judge Reinhold	Elmo
John Voldstad	Aide
John Diehl	Cruiser
Lance Le Gault	Col. Glass
Roberta Leighton	Anita,Anita
Conrad Dunn	Psycho
Antone Pagan	Hector
Glenn-Michael Jones	Leon
Bill Lucking	Recruiter
Fran Ryan	Dowager
Joe Flaherty	Guard,Sgt. Crocker
Nick Toth	Guard
Dave Thomas	Master of Ceremonies
Robert Klein	Cheerleader,Cheerleader
Bob Wilke	Gen. Barnicke,Gen. Barnicke
Lois Areno	Stillman's Girl Friend
Samuel Briggs	Corporal
Hershel B. Harlson	Shoeshine Man
Timothy Busfield	Soldier with Mortar
Solomon Schmidt	Store Owner
Craig Schaefer	Soldier outside Motor Pool
Arkady Rakhman	Immigrant
Pamela Bowman	Cruiser's Girl
Gino Gottarelli	Russian Officer
Gene Scherer	Russian Officer
Dawn Clark	Mud Wrestler
Juanita Merritt	Mud Wrestler
Susan Mechsner	Mud Wrestler
Sue Bowser	Mud Wrestler
Linda Dupree	Mud Wrestler
Leslie Henderson	Mud Wrestler
Gerald J. Counts	Russian Soldier
Yetim Buntsis	Russian Soldier
Semyon Veyts	Russian Soldier
Larry R. Gillette	Actor
Glen Leigh Marshall	Russian Soldier
Dale Prince	Russian Soldier
Larry Odell Lane	Soldier
Joyce D. Helmus	Soldier
David A. Mullins	Soldier
Bruce E. Ellis	Soldier
David D. Platko	Soldier
Phillip A. Urbansky	Soldier
William R. Sykes	Soldier
Bill Paxton	Soldier
J.A. Crawford	Soldier
Michael Flynn	Soldier
Norman Mont-Eton	Policeman
Mark S. Markowicz	Policeman
Jeff Viola	Policeman
Robert Dulaine	Actor
Kevin Pollak	Actor
Larry Gillette	Russian Soldier
Nancy Brock	Actor
Elmer Bernstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Dan Goldberg

Harold Ramis

Dan Goldberg	Producer,Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Ivan Reitman	Producer,Director
Harold Ramis	Screenwriter
Karen Rea	Casting
John Cade	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

A satire of army service and authority figures in general, the ribald comedy Stripes is buoyed by the strength of its cast and its unrelentingly goofy charm. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Bill Murray is at the heart of the film's affable, likable tone; his usual deadpan, laid-back self, Murray is perfectly suited to the meandering script and to Ivan Reitman's offbeat direction. Reitman also directed Murray in his first film role, 1979's Meatballs, and he surrounds the actor with experienced comic accompaniment, most notably from John Candy and Harold Ramis. The then little-known Bill Paxton, John Larroquette, Judge Reinhold, and Sean Young also make memorable appearances.

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