Major Payne (1995)

Directed by

Nick Castle

Genre

action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 908 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strict and tough military officer gets forced out of the army and takes a job leading a ragt group of young cadets. He trains the undisciplined kids to compete in a military style contest.

lightheartedfunnyexaggeratedupbeatpredictablewhimsicalbroad comedyphysical humor

What happens

Major Payne is a 1995 American military comedy film directed by Nick Castle and starring Damon Wayans, who wrote with Dean Lorey and Gary Rosen. The film co-stars Karyn Parsons, Steven Martini, and Michael Ironside. It is a loose remake of the 1955 film The Private War of Major Benson, starring Charlton Heston. Major Payne was released in the United States on March 24 and grossed $30 million. Wayans plays a hardened military officer who, after being discharged, attempts to lead a dysfunctional group of youth cadets to victory in a competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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