![]() ![]() Grand Theft Prototype: Played for Laughs.The Ghost: Sergeant Crocker, training the other platoon in Captain Stillman's company during Basic, is never seen, referred to a number of times, and in the extended cut, is given the blame by Captain Stillman for the mortar mishap that put Hulka in the hospital (which, of course, was caused by Captain Stillman himself.).Averted with Stillman, whose rank incompetence allowed them to do it in the first place."Get Out of Jail Free" Card: Even though John and Russell borrowed the EM-50 on their own accord, they get heralded as heroes coming home since they demonstrated its effectiveness against the Soviets.Foreshadowing: "WHERE'S MY TRUCK?" The third act involves John and Russell stealing an armored, militarized GMC Motor Home.For the film as a whole, Warren Oates served the same purpose, being the seasoned and experienced actor tying together the cast of zany comedians.For the platoon as a whole, we have Sergeant Hulka, the island of common sense in a sea of insanity keeping the platoon in line and on mission despite their incompetent commander. Foil: In terms of comedy duos, Russell is this for Winger, in a Red Oni, Blue Oni arrangement.Stillman spies on all the girls at the topless mud wrestling bar. Fanservice Extra: The women that Capt.Fair Cop: Stella and Louise as a pair of female Military Policemen.Expy: Francis 'Psycho' Soyer is fairly obviously based on Travis Bickle.Embarrassing First Name: "Anyone calls me Francis, and I kill you.".Eagleland: Most of the main characters are distinctly Type 2 (as Winger puts it, America got started because they got kicked out of every decent country), but still trying to be Type 1.In fact, he's one of the few characters in the entire film who has much in the way of common sense. Drill Sergeant Nasty: Sergeant Hulka, though, befitting an Ivan Reitman comedy, he's more the dry and sarcastic type than a furiously aggressive type such as R.Don't Call Me "Sir": Sergeant Hulka: "You don't say "sir" to me, I'm a sergeant, I work for a living.".Disproportionate Retribution: OK, John, you hate your job and you're mad at your customer, but did you have to turn your taxi into a roadblock on a four-lane highway bridge?!?. ![]() This begins the series of hilarious disasters that ends in. Deranged Taxi Driver: Winger pretends to be one when a Grande Dame customer annoys him.Deadpan Snarker: The usual suspects in an Ivan Reitman movie, but Warren Oates' Hulka can stand toe to toe with even Bill Murray's Winger.Cool Old Guy: Hulka, who despite his demeanor is A Father to His Men, going as a One-Man Army to rescue his men (though he has help.).Russell: We're not parking it, we're abandoning it. Analogy Backfire: Winger talking Ziskey into helping him rescue the rest of the squad:.Either they are going to jail, or impress the general so much he selects them for his "special project" in Italy. All or Nothing: After spending the entire basic training screwing up, John leads the platoon in a rifle demonstration in front of the commanding general.Hulka can't help but let out a few guffaws at Winger's smart-assed "Big Toe" speech before promising to come back at 0500 to put that Big Toe where the sun don't shine. It was also fairly successful financially, grossing $85 million domestically on a $10 million budget. The movie was well-liked by critics, with an 88% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. When they come back to the states, somehow they all end up getting medals. Winger and Russell come back to save their squad. The rest of their squad comes after them, thinking that they're communist spies, but they take a wrong turn and get captured by the Soviets in Czechoslovakia. While John and Russell are guarding it, they decide to "borrow" it and go for a joyride to see their girlfriends in Germany. In the end, they are assigned to guard the new EM-50 urban assault vehicle in Italy. The night before graduation day they stay up all night, show up late for the parade, and put on one hell of a show for the generals. Hulka (Oates), gets injured in a training exercise and they have to finish the training on their own. The two of them have a miserable time in basic training, but eventually their drill instructor, Sgt. John Winger (Murray) is a slacker who convinces his friend Russell Ziskey (Ramis) to join the U.S. Soles, Sean Young, John Candy, and John Larroquette. Also in the cast are Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. A 1981 military comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray. ![]()
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