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Stripes

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Bill Murray in Stripes (1981)
Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
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Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.

  • Director
    • Ivan Reitman
  • Writers
    • Len Blum
    • Daniel Goldberg
    • Harold Ramis
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • John Candy
    • Harold Ramis
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    77K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,347
    1,011
    • Director
      • Ivan Reitman
    • Writers
      • Len Blum
      • Daniel Goldberg
      • Harold Ramis
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • John Candy
      • Harold Ramis
    • 197User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:58
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    Stripes: Extended Cut
    Trailer 1:39
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    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 34
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    Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and P.J. Soles in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and P.J. Soles in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Warren Oates in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and Warren Oates in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and P.J. Soles in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy, Antone Pagán, and Warren Oates in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and Warren Oates in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Sean Young, and P.J. Soles in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Stripes (1981)
    Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Sean Young, and P.J. Soles in Stripes (1981)

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • John
    John Candy
    John Candy
    • Ox
    Harold Ramis
    Harold Ramis
    • Russell
    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Sgt. Hulka
    P.J. Soles
    P.J. Soles
    • Stella
    Sean Young
    Sean Young
    • Louise
    John Larroquette
    John Larroquette
    • Capt. Stillman
    John Voldstad
    John Voldstad
    • Stillman's Aide
    John Diehl
    John Diehl
    • Cruiser
    Lance LeGault
    Lance LeGault
    • Col. Glass
    Roberta Leighton
    • Anita
    Conrad Dunn
    • Psycho
    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Elmo
    Antone Pagán
    Antone Pagán
    • Hector
    • (as Antone Pagan)
    Glenn-Michael Jones
    • Leon
    William Lucking
    William Lucking
    • Recruiter
    • (as Bill Lucking)
    Fran Ryan
    Fran Ryan
    • Dowager in Cab
    Joe Flaherty
    Joe Flaherty
    • Border Guard
    • (as Joseph P. Flaherty)
    • Director
      • Ivan Reitman
    • Writers
      • Len Blum
      • Daniel Goldberg
      • Harold Ramis
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray insisted that Harold Ramis be cast as his friend for two reasons: 1. They were long-time friends in real life. 2. So Ramis could help Murray re-write his dialogue or help him improvise.
    • Goofs
      Neither John nor Russell have their hair cut short enough for Army recruits.
    • Quotes

      John Winger: Cut it out! Cut it out! Cut it out! The hell's the matter with you? Stupid! We're all very different people. We're not Watusi. We're not Spartans. We're Americans, with a capital 'A', huh? You know what that means? Do ya? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world. We are the wretched refuse. We're the underdog. We're mutts! Here's proof: his nose is cold! But there's no animal that's more faithful, that's more loyal, more loveable than the mutt. Who saw "Old Yeller?" Who cried when Old Yeller got shot at the end?

      [raises his hand]

      John Winger: [Sarcastically] Nobody cried when Old Yeller got shot? I'm sure.

      [hands are reluctantly raised]

      John Winger: I cried my eyes out. So we're all dogfaces, we're all very, very different, but there is one thing that we all have in common: we were all stupid enough to enlist in the Army. We're mutants. There's something wrong with us, something very, very wrong with us. Something seriously wrong with us - we're soldiers. But we're American soldiers! We've been kicking ass for 200 years! We're ten and one! Now we don't have to worry about whether or not we practiced. We don't have to worry about whether Captain Stillman wants to have us hung. All we have to do is to be the great American fighting soldier that is inside each one of us. Now do what I do, and say what I say. And make me proud.

    • Crazy credits
      Four actors with the first name "John", are listed back -to-back in the final credits: John Candy, John Larroquette, John Voldstad and John Diehl.
    • Alternate versions
      The "Extended Cut" DVD includes 18 minutes' worth of deleted scenes re-edited back into the film (and most available separately in the menu):
      • A longer discussion between John and Russell before they drive to the recruiting office
      • A short addition to the training montage where Russell and Ox deal with a heavy trash can (not available separately, see below)
      • A nine-minute scene in which John and Russell take LSD and accidentally end up on a mission in the Colombian jungle. They meet with rebels whom they smoke marijuana and take more LSD with. The rebels want to kill them but they escape by leading the rebels in a rendition of "Quando, Quando, Quando"
      • After Hulka's injury, a false account by Stillman of how it happened (though John knows that Stillman was at fault)
      • An extra minute in the EM-50 introduction scene where John and Russell are "volunteered" to watch it for the weekend (instead of just suddenly on guard for no reason)
      • Love scenes between the two couples during their Germany vacation in which the women are nude
      • A longer discussion between John and Russell before Russell agrees to save the men in Czechoslovakia
      However, the DVD suffers from several flaws:
      • The "Theatrical" version retains the trash can segment (about 12 seconds) and skips past the Germany vacation romp about 10 seconds too soon, cutting after "special exercises" and leaving out the mention of the suitcase John's brought
      • The "Theatrical" version also executes the branching very poorly, with a noticeable pause for each of the six major deleted scenes and occasional brief hiccup in content at those points (including about 2 seconds at the end of the training montage)
      • Only the 5.1 remix is available, not the original mono track
      • The Extended Cut identifies the extra scenes with subtitles that cannot be disabled, and the disc provides no way to switch between versions without reinsertion
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Stripes/Eyes of a Stranger/The Cannonball Run/Superman II (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Rubberband Man
      Written by Thom Bell (uncredited) and Linda Creed (uncredited)

      Performed by The Spinners

      Courtesy of Atlantic Records

    User reviews197

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Stripes
    Stripes is a fun movie along the same stylings of Caddyshack and Ghostbusters. It doesn't quite live up to those for me but if you're a fan of these 80s comedies then this is likely going to be a fun time for you.

    It's worth checking out just for Murray, Ramis and Candy alone.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Cheech and Chong Join the Army
    • Filming locations
      • James B. Beam Distilling Co. - 149 Happy Hollow Road, Clermont, Kentucky, USA(Russian outpost)
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $85,297,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,130,197
      • Jun 28, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $85,297,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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