Stripes
Stripes
Hard-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.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedFebruary 23, 2025
8.6 of 10 for the genre. Bill Murray and Warren Oats should get along just fine, right? Heh, heh. Bill and Harold Remus, way before they saved NY from slime, need to do something with their lives and come up with joining the Army. How hard could it be? Turns out a healthy dose of self-determination can get the most flippant knuckleheads knuckling ahead. Encouraging... but is that good or bad? Personalities clash, gates get crashed, and a fat man gets bashed... but in a good way. Fortunately, Sean Young and P J Soles are professional M.P.s with better fitting clothes than you and me, and are determined to keep trouble to a minimum. But then there's the Bill Murray thing. John Candy assists in unit cohesion. Enjoy!