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Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch or ragtag losers with no hope. Using such teaching tools as live grenades and real bullets, Payne starts to instill the corp with some hope. But when Payne is recalled to fight in Bosnia, will he leave the corp who has just started the believe in him, or will he find out that killin' ain't much of a livin'? Written by
Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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He's looking for a few good men... or a few guys old enough to shave.
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Release Date:
24 March 1995 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Auf Kriegsfuß mit Major Payne
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Box Office
Gross:
$29,412,050
(USA)
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Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
The theme song playing when Major Payne is dreaming about being married with the picket fence is
The Donna Reed Show (1958). The husband on that show was Alex Stone. Alex Stone is also the name of the cadet who leads the unit.
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Goofs
All JROTC units have at least two instructors, typically a retired officer and a retired enlisted. There is only one instructor.
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Quotes
Cadet Alex Stone:
What about family and unity and all that other bullshit you said?
Major Benson Winifred Payne:
I never said family don't break up. Don't you watch Oprah?
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Soundtracks
Pop That Coochie
Written by
Luther Campbell (as L. Campbell),
Mr. Mixx (as D. Hobbs),
Brother Marquis (as M. Ross),
Fresh Kid Ice (as C. Wong Won)
Performed by
2 Live Crew
Courtesy of Luke Records, Inc.
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Very rarely do I see a movie that makes me laugh out loud, much less one that makes me REALLY want to buy it. This was one of those rare times. This is the kind of movie that you tell your friends they just HAVE to see, and HAVE to buy to watch over and over.
I was an ROTC student in high school, and while it's not even remotely as melodramatic as this movie, the drill team scene at the end brought back fond memories (yup, we really did cool drills like that)...
Damon Wayans is just...damn, he's funny. The one-liners he delivers, and the way he delivers them, is too much. I'd love to see the blooper reel. If the movie was that funny, the bloopers would probably make you pee on yourself.
It's funny, funny, funny.