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Stripes (1981)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:29

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his girlfriend, his job, and his apartment, he and his best friend (Harold Ramis) decide to join the Army. Way over their head, they eventually learn the ropes... When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his girlfriend, his job, and his apartment, he and his best friend (Harold Ramis) decide to join the Army. Way over their head, they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the iron curtain on a road trip. Directed by Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, MEATBALLS.) [More]

Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles

Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles, John Candy, John Larroquette, Sean Young, Dixie King Wade, Judge Reinhold

Director: Ivan Reitman

Director: Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter: Len Blum, Dan Goldberg, Harold Ramis
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Murray's insouciant Sixties clowning survives being parachuted into the Eighties

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Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
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03/26/09
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Stripes will keep potential felons off the streets for two hours. Few people seem to be asking, these days, that movies do more.

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10/05/08
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An often hilarious film that provided Bill Murray with a perfect opportunity in which to display his comedic skills.

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04/01/08
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The balance of the film consists of time-tested commercial material, most of which is still working fine.

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04/01/08
Dave Kehr
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With a cast that consists largely of Saturday Night Live veterans, laughs are guaranteed, not least from a hilarious Murray.

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04/01/08
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[Reitmam] manages a reasonable success rate at pulling off the numerous verbal and sight gags with which the script is peppered.

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02/09/06
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No review available.

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11/01/05
Cole Smithey
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The first hour of Stripes is side-splittingly hilarious. Unfortunately, it fizzles a bit once Warren Oates' Sgt. "The Big Toe" Hulka disappears.

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

Murray's initial transition from the small screen is a classic.

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08/24/05
Empire Magazine
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My personal fave military movie.

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08/12/05
Gregory Weinkauf
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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One major difference between the slob comedies of yesteryear and the ones of today is that of simple craftsmanship. As in, Stripes has some.

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05/27/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Murray at his laugh-a-minute best....if there's a comedy classic, this is it

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Murray's insouciant performance carries the movie and has inspired countless imitators, from the young Tom Hanks to Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell.

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01/15/05
David Bezanson
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An anarchic slob movie, a celebration of all that is irreverent, reckless, foolhardy, undisciplined, and occasionally scatological. It's a lot of fun.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Mr. Murray hasn't yet reached the point at which his routines can be sustained for more than 10 minutes at a time. But he has achieved a sardonically exaggerated calm that can be very entertaining.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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07/16/04
Robert Roten
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03/31/04
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