Major Payne (1995)

A recently discharged Major finds himself commanding a group of mismatched Cadets.

Director:

Nick Castle

Writers:

Joe Connelly (story), Bob Mosher (story)

Stars:

Damon Wayans, Michael Ironside, Bam Bam Bigelow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damon Wayans	...	Maj. Benson Payne
Michael Ironside	...	Lt. Col. Stone
Bam Bam Bigelow	...	Huge Biker (as Scott Bigelow)
Joseph Blaire	...	Cadet Bryan (as Joda Blare-Hershman)
Orlando Brown	...	Cadet Kevin 'Tiger' Dunne
Peyton Chesson-Fohl	...	Cadet Sgt. Johnson
Stephen Coleman	...	Cadet Leland
Mark Conway	...	Police Sergeant
David DeHart	...	Wellington Cadet Captain
Joshua Todd Diveley	...	New Cadet
Robert Faraoni Jr.	...	Smart Ass Soldier
Michael Gabel	...	Lt. Wiseman
Albert Hall	...	Gen. Decker
William Hickey	...	Dr. Phillips
Ross Bickell	...	Col. Braggart

Storyline

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch or ragtag losers with no hope. Using such teaching tools as live grenades and real bullets, Payne starts to instill the Corps with some hope. But when Payne is recalled to fight in Bosnia, will he leave the Corps that has just started to believe in him, or will he find out that killin' ain't much of a livin'?

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Plot Keywords:

drill instructor | german shepherd dog | character name as title | army major | young delinquent | 

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Taglines:

He's looking for a few good men... or a few guys old enough to shave.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude humor and behavior

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

24 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Major Payne

Filming Locations:

Ashland, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,011,225, 26 March 1995

Gross USA:

$29,412,050

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,112,050

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Wife 'n' Kids

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene when Major Payne ( Wayans) first meets the cadets, he screams at one of them saying "I am not your damned brother" in fact, he's his uncle in real life. The cadet's real name is Damien Dante Wayans.

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Goofs

When Payne is dreaming about his fantasy life with Tiger and his mom, the soldier who attacks them has a very visible rubber gun.

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Quotes

[Major Payne after noticing the big biker]
Major Payne: Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum. What beanstalk you fall from?

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Connections

Remake of The Private War of Major Benson (1955)

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Soundtracks

Hey Mr. D.J.
Written by Abdula Bard, DJ Kay Gee (as Keir Gist), Vin Rock (as Vincent Brown), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (as Anthony Criss), Renee Neufville, Jean Norris, Zane Grey, Leon Ware
Performed by Zhane
Courtesy of Epic Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

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As a whole Major Payne was one of the most funniest movies I've ever watched. The ingredients for this movie to be side splitting hilarious were perfect. Damon Wayans did an excellent job as Major Payne. He could have done spin-offs from that character alone. Then you add the kids; and it wasn't so much the kids as it was how he treated them. You come to expect a certain level of delicacy when handling kids even if they are the most spoiled, bratty, destructive kids alive. Major Payne took an unexpected approach by putting those kids through hell as though they were in boot camp with Sargent Hartman from "Full Metal Jacket". He berated them verbally and physically... he even insulted the only deaf kid. There was no political correctness employed at all in this movie. I enjoyed this movie thoroughly, only if the other Wayans brothers could make movies as good.