Basic training hadn't been this much fun since Laurel and Hardy joined up.
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03/10/03
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... [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Reviews for Stripes
Murray's insouciant performance carries the movie and has inspired countless imitators, from the young Tom Hanks to Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell.
01/15/05
Murray's insouciant Sixties clowning survives being parachuted into the Eighties
09/25/09
An anarchic slob movie, a celebration of all that is irreverent, reckless, foolhardy, undisciplined, and occasionally scatological. It's a lot of fun.
10/23/04
Top CriticThe balance of the film consists of time-tested commercial material, most of which is still working fine.
04/01/08
Top CriticMr. 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.
08/30/04
Top CriticOne major difference between the slob comedies of yesteryear and the ones of today is that of simple craftsmanship. As in, Stripes has some.
05/27/05
Stripes will keep potential felons off the streets for two hours. Few people seem to be asking, these days, that movies do more.
10/05/08
Top CriticMurray's initial transition from the small screen is a classic.
08/24/05
Top CriticWith a cast that consists largely of Saturday Night Live veterans, laughs are guaranteed, not least from a hilarious Murray.
04/01/08
Top CriticAn often hilarious film that provided Bill Murray with a perfect opportunity in which to display his comedic skills.
04/01/08
Top Critic[Reitmam] manages a reasonable success rate at pulling off the numerous verbal and sight gags with which the script is peppered.
02/09/06
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03/26/09
Top CriticWho called Ivan Reitman "the king of comedy" and what drugs were they taking?
08/24/03
The first hour of Stripes is side-splittingly hilarious. Unfortunately, it fizzles a bit once Warren Oates' Sgt. "The Big Toe" Hulka disappears.
10/21/05
Am I the only person alive that realizes this movie blows? Bill Murray is a standout, nonetheless.
04/11/03
Trust me, it was a whole lot funnier when you were ten.
09/06/02
Another classic of the 80s that has wound up in pop culture history. Especially notable because it's still funny even twenty-plus years later.
10/29/02
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