Private Benjamin is a comic fairy tale with a delightful performance by Goldie Hawn.
Private Benjamin (1980)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:19
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: After Judy Benjamin's husband dies on their wedding night, the ditzy Jewish American Princess decides to enlist in the army. Of course, she's been misled by an unscrupulous recruiter, and expects a... After Judy Benjamin's husband dies on their wedding night, the ditzy Jewish American Princess decides to enlist in the army. Of course, she's been misled by an unscrupulous recruiter, and expects a tropical vacation and other niceties. Benjamin instantly receives a reality check during basic training, conducted by the snarling Capt. Doreen Lewis, who revels in cutting the spoiled snob down to size. But as Private Benjamin endures the rigors of the military, she gradually becomes transformed into a disciplined soldier -- and woman. [More]
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks, Armand Assante
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Barrie, Sally Kirkland, P.J. Soles
Director: Howard Zieff
Director: Howard Zieff
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Reviews for Private Benjamin
Military mockery featuring Hawn as a spoiled princess in army boots. Private Benjamin deserves combat pay for its slaphappy fish-out-of-water premise...a real hoot-and-a-half
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