Stripes
The Extended Cut
When John Winger (Murray) loses his apartment, girlfriend and job all in one day, he does what any red-blooded American would do: he joins the Army and nearly starts WWIII. Recently digitally remastered, Stripes: Extended Cut features a never-before-seen expanded version with an additional 18 minutes of hysterical footage, including 6 deleted scenes added back into the movie by director Ivan Reitman. Includes a new 5.1 Dolby soundtrack plus a full roster of DVD bonus material: a brand new making-of documentary featuring interviews with the original cast members including Bill Murray. Stripes: Extended Cut is one of the funniest military spoofs of all time. And that's the fact, Jack!
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Probably better if you watched it in the 80s - Tarcan
This movie is considered a classic, but I do not think it really reaches younger audiences today. The parts that are supposed to be funny are mostly only funny because it is Bill Murray just acting like Bill Murray. I find the beginning of the movie to be pretty depressing actually, and the ending is too outlandish to be effective.Awesome memories! - ZZfan
This is one of the essential comedies of the '70's & 80's. You cannot consider yourself a true Bill Murray fan (or a comedy fan in general) unless you can recite scenes from Stripes & Caddyshack word-for-word. It is also interesting to see Harold Ramis in front of the camera and doing a great job. There is a lot of stars in the making hidden in this movie too.Old School Comedy at it's Best... - Bryson_McCarthy
A lot of the older, 1980's comedies are lost on viewers today since they are used to the newer-school of comedy that is brought forward by guys like Vince Vaughn, Owen and Luke Wilson, WIll Ferrell and Ben Stiller, but what a lot of people fail to realize is that these guys grew p on comedies starring the older crew of Harold Ramis, John Candy, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, John Belushi and Dan Akroyd (just to name a few). Thse guys were the leaders of comedy twenty years ago, and it's movies like this that give you an appreciation for where comedy came from.
Stripes, although people find dated, is still funny and revelant in a time where war and armed forces are a major topic with what's going on around the world. So many movies come out now trying to catch the reality of war, but it seems like the comedies are almost taboo... as if you can't poke fun at something like basic training. IT's a good thing they weren't as uptight in the 1980's.
Murray and Ramis are great, with Ramis actually showing a more comedic side then his usual serious humor. And who could ignore John Candy! Candy is at his best in this movie alongside Murray just trying to survive basic training. I have always thought of Stripes a great comedic companion for Full Metal Jacket, with a lot of similarities.
Stripes should be on anyone's Top 10 Comedies from the 1980's list. Definate must rent...
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Probably better if you watched it in the 80s - Tarcan
This movie is considered a classic, but I do not think it really reaches younger audiences today. The parts that are supposed to be funny are mostly only funny because it is Bill Murray just acting like Bill Murray. I find the beginning of the movie to be ...Awesome memories! - ZZfan
This is one of the essential comedies of the '70's & 80's. You cannot consider yourself a true Bill Murray fan (or a comedy fan in general) unless you can recite scenes from Stripes & Caddyshack word-for-word. It is also interesting to see Harold Ramis in ...Old School Comedy at it's Best... - Bryson_McCarthy
A lot of the older, 1980's comedies are lost on viewers today since they are used to the newer-school of comedy that is brought forward by guys like Vince Vaughn, Owen and Luke Wilson, WIll Ferrell and Ben Stiller, but what a lot of people fail to realize ...