Film

Stripes

1981 · 1h 46m · Action · Comedy

The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

68

Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.

Bill Murray

John Winger

Harold Ramis

Russell Ziskey

Warren Oates

Sgt. Hulka

P. J. Soles

Stella Hansen

Sean Young

Louise Cooper

John Candy

Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

John Larroquette

Capt. Stillman

John Voldstad

Stillman's Aid

John Diehl

Cruiser

Lance LeGault

Col. Glass

Roberta Leighton

Anita

Conrad Dunn

Francis "Psycho" Soyer

Judge Reinhold

Elmo

Antone Pagán

Hector

Glenn-Michael Jones

Leon

William Lucking

Recruiter

• Ivan ReitmanProducer · Director
• Len BlumScreenplay
• Harold RamisScreenplay
• Daniel GoldbergScreenplay · Producer
• Bill ButlerDirector of Photography
• Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Michael LucianoEditor
• Harry KellerEditor
• Eva RuggieroEditor
• Karen ReaCasting

Official TrailerStripes 1981 TV trailer

Release date

June 26, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$85,297,000

Genres

Action, Comedy

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