Saturday, 3 May 2014

"Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it's usually something unusual." - John Winger

Movie no 3
Stripes
1981 - imdb (link) 

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army as a bit of fun. 

 Harold Ramis - Writer and Actor

 Cast

Bill Murray - John Winger
Harold Ramis - Russell Ziskey
John Candy - Ox
Warren Oates - Sgt. Hulka
PJ Soles - Stella Hansen
Sean Young - Louise Cooper

 (and Bill Paxton as 'Soldier')

Director - Ivan Reitman

 Writers - Harold Ramis, Len Blum & Daniel Goldberg
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19 comments:

  1. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:10

    Pretty sure I haven't seen this before.

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  2. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:18

    The random throw-away nudity in comedy still a thing then.

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  3. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:40

    John Candy is always a joy to watch.

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  4. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:54

    Plot's taken an extremely sudden leap.

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  5. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:57

    Bloody hell, it's Col. Decker!

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    1. Unknown3 May 2014 at 23:59

      He was a Colonel in Magnum as well. Type cast?

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    2. Kevin Taylor4 May 2014 at 00:00

      You might be right. A Colonel in something called 'Major Dad' too.

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    3. Unknown4 May 2014 at 00:02

      Was at least the Navy in Magnum. So that's a bit of variety...

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  6. Kevin Taylor4 May 2014 at 00:03

    That scene suddenly got all serious.

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  7. Kevin Taylor4 May 2014 at 00:04

    This piano piece really sounds like the hula song that the sister sings in Dirty Dancing. Really distracting.

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  8. Unknown4 May 2014 at 00:18

    I'm not sure that real MPs get out their jeep, take off their helmets and shake out their hair.

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  9. Unknown4 May 2014 at 00:21

    Just noticed that as well as Bill Paxton (somewhere) there's also Dennis Quaid ('Extra at graduation ceremony') to look out for.

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  10. Unknown4 May 2014 at 00:53

    Nothing like a purple cable-knit sweater for an armed assault.

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  11. Kevin Taylor4 May 2014 at 01:04

    Really like Harold Ramis as an actor. Not many people who seem on the same page as Bill Murray but he always keeps up.

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  12. Unknown4 May 2014 at 01:05

    I seem to accidentally own the extended version...that's skewed the schedule.

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  13. Unknown4 May 2014 at 01:05

    Started well...broke apart a bit later on. Definitely not what I expected.

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    1. Kevin Taylor4 May 2014 at 01:13

      Definitely agree. Not sure what my final verdict is. Acting was as good as you'd expect but overall it was very uneven. Strange film.

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