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Stripes Details

1981 Certificate 15
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John Winger is having a bad day: not only has he lost his job, his car has been repossessed, he's been evicted and his girlfriend has left him. In despair, he and his hapless best friend Russell decide to join the US Army... Read more

Starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy, Warren Oates
Director Ivan Reitman
Genres Comedy

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Stripes

John Winger is having a bad day: not only has he lost his job, his car has been repossessed, he's been evicted and his girlfriend has left him. In despair, he and his hapless best friend Russell decide to join the US Army...

Starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy, Warren Oates
Director Ivan Reitman
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 15 Aug 2005
Production year: 1981
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Stripes

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Bill Murray made his breakthrough with this comedy and his sleazy charisma helps disguise the formulaic “you're in the army now” plotting. Layabout Murray and chum Harold Ramis (also co-writer) are conned into joining up (by an unbilled Harry Dean Stanton, in a neat cameo). Murray's sparring with the obligatory hard-nosed NCO (Warren Oates, in one of his last film roles), is a constant delight; the film only goes off the rails in the Rambo-ish finale. A surprise hit, it also features early high profile roles for Judge Reinhold, John Candy and Sean Young.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Purposeless slob Murray loses car (repossessed), apartment and girlfriend (thrown out) all in the same day, and on a... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 31 out of 45 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Good stuff ...

    Bill Murray plays a downbeat guy with no ambition in life who, in a spur of the moment decision, decides to join the US army with his equally cynical and lazy best friend. Cue a clash of personalities between the Drill Seargeant and Murray - creating a few funny moments.

    I'm a big Bill Murray fan, some of his comic timing is impeccable and his characters are always likeable. He hasn't let me down down in Stripes, which I found to be an entertaining comedy overall perfect for a good laugh and a quiet night in.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Not as much fun as I remembered

    This was a huge nostalgia trip for me, and it left me disappointed. I just wanted to take to Bill Murray with a large stick. It still had its moments though, although there's no avoiding the downhill plummet in the second half.

      • Slurs from Scotland
      • Posted 22 Sep 2008 12:12

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      John Winger is having a bad day: not only has he lost his job, his car has been repossessed, he's been evicted and his girlfriend has left him. In despair, he and his hapless best friend Russell decide to join the US Army......