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After the surprise termination of her second marriage, a spoiled Jewish princess joins the Army. Thanks to the double-crossing recruiter who will do anything to enlist her, she expects her hitch to be a vacation. It's... not. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Actress-Goldie Hawn. Read more

Starring	Mary Ka, Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante
Director	Howard Zieff
Genres	Comedy

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- Half-assed attempt at combining slapstick, character study, sentiment, sex and a recruiting poster. Some funny moments don't really make it worth sitting through.
- 29884
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 6
  - 1
  the brilliant oldies
  
  this film is still one my all time favourites even after all this time, goldie hawn is brilliant actress, this one those films i can watch again and again and ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - amzie
  - 25 reviews
  - york
  - 26 Apr 2010 at 01:11
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- - 3
  - 0
  Timeless Classic
  
  Fantastic movie. Loved it when it first came out, still love it. A timeless classic I could watch over and over again.
  
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- 1020161
- - a customer
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 20:21
- - 2
  - 4
  PUBLIC BENJAMIN
  
  Clever, feminist attempt by Goldie HAWN to outdo Woody ALLEN and be taken seriously as an actress. The humor is still there but this is an incisive (albeit ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 29 Nov 2010 at 13:38
- - 6
  - 1
  the brilliant oldies
  
  this film is still one my all time favourites even after all this time, goldie hawn is brilliant actress, this one those films i can watch again and again and ... read more »
  
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- - amzie
  - 25 reviews
  - york
  - 26 Apr 2010 at 01:11
- - 0
  - 1
  Good
  
  Great old time movie/ Goldie Hawn was very hot and funny. Although movie looks dated now.
  
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- - Molkernik
  - 17 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 25 Feb 2010 at 07:24
- - 3
  - 2
  Not the best Goldie Hawn movie
  
  It hasn’t aged well this one, it does have its moments and Goldie Hawn is great but overall a bit disappointing.
  
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- - S J L
  - Leeds, England
  - 03 Aug 2006 at 20:51
- - 2
  - 2
  Disappointing
  
  This is one movie best left to fade into the past. I thought the army scenes were funny but theres a lot more to it than that, and the rest is not funny.
  
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  - Essex
  - 22 Jan 2006 at 11:49
- - 1
  - 1
  Just Great
  
  You can't beat a Goldie Hawn film.
  
  She is great in everything that I have seen her in. She makes the film.
  
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- 345156
- - chrissie10
  - west sussex
  - 30 Aug 2005 at 21:59
- - 0
  - 2
  A classic
  
  i enjoyed this movie as much as i did when i watched it many years ago. it did show many signs of how old it was but the acting by Goldie Hawn and script were ... read more »
  
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- - Mike Booth
  - Tamworth Staffy
  - 19 Aug 2005 at 10:52
- - 0
  - 1
  just good fun for goldie fans
  
  You have to be a fan of goldie I think to enjoy this. She plays the same character she normally plays this time her character becomes a soldier. This is good... read more »
  
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- - Moira MacLennan
  - Scotland
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 14:51
- - 0
  - 1
  had me laughing all the way through
  
  this was a well and truely awesome film. i was rolling around the floor in laughter all the way through the film. i would recommend this to anyone, simply ... read more »
  
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- 90549
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  - kent, England
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 19:43
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- - 6
  - 1
  the brilliant oldies
  
  this film is still one my all time favourites even after all this time, goldie hawn is brilliant actress, this one those films i can watch again and again and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 886637
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - amzie
  - 25 reviews
  - york
  - 26 Apr 2010 at 01:11
- - 3
  - 0
  Timeless Classic
  
  Fantastic movie. Loved it when it first came out, still love it. A timeless classic I could watch over and over again.
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 20:21
- - 3
  - 2
  Not the best Goldie Hawn movie
  
  It hasn’t aged well this one, it does have its moments and Goldie Hawn is great but overall a bit disappointing.
  
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- 271146
- - S J L
  - Leeds, England
  - 03 Aug 2006 at 20:51
- - 1
  - 1
  Excellent - for young and old
  
  A woman is widowed on her honeymoon night, and is then misled into joining the army. Goldie Hawn is great at playing the very feminine, fussy widow, who ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Guildford, England
  - 22 Aug 2004 at 02:10
- - 2
  - 2
  Disappointing
  
  This is one movie best left to fade into the past. I thought the army scenes were funny but theres a lot more to it than that, and the rest is not funny.
  
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- 197107
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 22 Jan 2006 at 11:49
- - 1
  - 1
  One of the Funniest Films around
  
  Even though this film is getting a little old, it's still one of the funniest I've seen. You've just got to see it.
  
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- - TramSparkSarah
  - Lancashire
  - 11 Nov 2003 at 13:00
- - 1
  - 1
  Just Great
  
  You can't beat a Goldie Hawn film.
  
  She is great in everything that I have seen her in. She makes the film.
  
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- 345156
- - chrissie10
  - west sussex
  - 30 Aug 2005 at 21:59
- - 0
  - 1
  had me laughing all the way through
  
  this was a well and truely awesome film. i was rolling around the floor in laughter all the way through the film. i would recommend this to anyone, simply ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 90549
- - a customer
  - kent, England
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 19:43
- - 0
  - 1
  just good fun for goldie fans
  
  You have to be a fan of goldie I think to enjoy this. She plays the same character she normally plays this time her character becomes a soldier. This is good... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 125108
- - Moira MacLennan
  - Scotland
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 14:51
- - 0
  - 1
  Good
  
  Great old time movie/ Goldie Hawn was very hot and funny. Although movie looks dated now.
  
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- 865829
- - Molkernik
  - 17 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 25 Feb 2010 at 07:24

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  After the surprise termination of her second marriage, a spoiled Jewish princess joins the Army. Thanks to the double-crossing recruiter who will do anything to enlist her, she expects her hitch to be a vacation. It's... not. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Actress-Goldie Hawn....