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Renaissance Man

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
19K
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Danny DeVito in Renaissance Man (1994)
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A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.

  • Director
    • Penny Marshall
  • Writer
    • Jim Burnstein
  • Stars
    • Danny DeVito
    • Gregory Hines
    • James Remar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writer
      • Jim Burnstein
    • Stars
      • Danny DeVito
      • Gregory Hines
      • James Remar
    • 83User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Bill Rago
    Gregory Hines
    Gregory Hines
    • Sergeant Cass
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Captain Tom Murdoch
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Jack Markin
    Lillo Brancato
    Lillo Brancato
    • Pvt. Donnie Benitez
    • (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
    Stacey Dash
    Stacey Dash
    • Pvt. Miranda Myers
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Pvt. Jackson Leroy
    Khalil Kain
    Khalil Kain
    • Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
    Peter Simmons
    • Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.
    Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory Sporleder
    • Pvt. Melvin
    • (as Greg Sporleder)
    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Colonel James
    Ben Wright
    • Private Oswald
    Ann Cusack
    Ann Cusack
    • Bill's Secretary
    Jeb Brown
    Jeb Brown
    • Young Executive #1
    Paul Abbott
    • Young Executive #2
    Nat Mauldin
    • U Love to Rent Voice
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    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writer
      • Jim Burnstein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Penny Marshall's memoir "My Mother Was Nuts", the part of Sergeant Cass was originally offered to Ving Rhames. He turned it down, as a friend (Quentin Tarantino) had written a part for him specifically in Pulp Fiction. When he turned the role down, it was offered to Gregory Hines. Penny Marshall's only concern was that Gregory Hines was too nice. Even when he was yelling at the troops, he came off as nice.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the movie, Sergeant Cass is marching a new bunch of recruits, and the group of men are supposed to be singing the "Hamlet" cadence. However, although we can hear them, none of the men's lips are moving.
    • Quotes

      Bill Rago: Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm looking for the Army Education Center.

      [reads referral]

      Bill Rago: Captain Tom Murdoch.

      MP Directing Traffic: Captain Murdoch's not at the A.E.C. Captain Murdoch's at the A.R.C

      Bill Rago: [fumbling to write down directions] A.R.C., A.E.C.

      MP Directing Traffic: [Walks up to Rago] You lookin' for Captain Murdoch?

      Bill Rago: Yeah.

      MP Directing Traffic: The A.E.C. is building 2310. You want building 4475.

      Bill Rago: 447...

      MP Directing Traffic: Look, here's what you do. You go right here. Take another right at the P.X. Go half a click 'til you see the D.P.T.M. Center. Then take a left.

      Bill Rago: [writing furiously] P.M., P.X.

      MP Directing Traffic: If you hit the R.F.P.C., you've gone too far.

      [returns to post]

      Bill Rago: [reviewing notes] D.P.T.M., R.F.P.C.

      [pause]

      Bill Rago: Can I buy a vowel?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Cowboy Way/Beverly Hills Cop III/Renaissance Man/The Flintstones/Little Buddha (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
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      Written by Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson, Rahsaan Kelly and Herbie Hancock

      Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

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    User reviews83

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    9/10

    My childhood

    I've been in love with this movie since I was a kid the witty humor to the Underdog Story just a great overall movie Danny DeVito at his funniest with a very young Mark Wahlberg
    • raidernation-20472
    • Jul 19, 2018
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2021 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Si la vie vous intéresse
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, USA(Training Scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
      • Parkway Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,332,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,557,590
      • Jun 5, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,332,324
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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