When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his girlfriend, his job, and his apartment, he and his best friend (Harold Ramis) decide to join the Army. Way over their head, they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the iron curtain on a road trip. Directed by Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, MEATBALLS.)
Excerpt: "And then, depression set in."--John Winger (Bill Murray)
"How ya doin', Eisenhower?"--Dewey Oxberger (John Candy)
"Yoou're a lean mean fighting machine!"--Winger to Ox
UMD Features:
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Director of Photography
Bill Butler: Director of Photography, THE PLAGUE (2006)
Review 1:
"...Cheerful....Ramis and Candy are wildly funny..."
Source: Variety
06/17/1981
Review 2:
"Ivan Reitman directs this early comedy from the SNL crew, with Bill Murray tweaking his deadpan hangdog expression."
Source: Uncut
p.147 09/01/2005