Private Benjamin (1980)

Directed by

Howard Zieff

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama, military comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 421 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A spoiled Jewish American princess joins the army after her husband dies on their wedding night. She goes through basic training where she has to deal with tough sergeants and learns to stand up for herself.

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What happens

Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, written by Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, and Harvey Miller, and starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, and Armand Assante. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980, grossing $69 million against its $9 million budget, and also spawned a short-lived television series starring Lorna Patterson as Judy Benjamin, with Brennan reprising her role as Captain Lewis. It received three nominations at the 53rd Academy Awards: Best Actress (Hawn), Best Supporting Actress (Brennan), and Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen. Private Benjamin ranked No. 82 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list, and No. 59 on Bravo's list of "100 Funniest Movies". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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