Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

1980

A Jewish-American princess, Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn), is devastated when her husband (Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night. While she grieves a duplicitous recruiter for the Women's Army Corps convinces her to enlist. Judy thinks her enlistment is like a vacation but Captain Lewis (Eileen Brennan) quickly dashes her hopes of an easy time. As Judy goes through basic training like any other grunt, she becomes a good soldier and develops a sense of self-esteem.

The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it.

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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Military and War
Length
1 hr. 50 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 10, 1980
US Box Office
$69,847,348 (#1276 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
October 29, 1997
Acquired Date
November 2, 2021
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Armand Assante
Armand Assante
Robert Webber
Robert Webber
Sam Wanamaker
Sam Wanamaker
Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
Lee Wallace
Lee Wallace

Directors

Howard Zieff
Howard Zieff

Producers

Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Harvey Miller
Harvey Miller
Charles Shyer
Charles Shyer

Writers

Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
Charles Shyer
Harvey Miller
Harvey Miller

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
83%
Tomatometer
35 votes
RT Hot
60%
Popcornmeter
574 votes
METASCORE
59
9 votes
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
29,502 votes

Additional Info

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