This being the early 1980s there's plenty of gratuitous nudity on display. When asked if they are homosexuals Ziskey replies, “No, we're not homosexual, but we are willing to learn.” It happens during their enlistment interview. Murray gets (and deserves) more of the credit for the success of this movie, but Ramis says my favorite line. The most iconic moment in the movie is their rendition of “Doo Wah Diddy” during marching drills. When they demanded complete creative control, the script was re-written for Murray who insisted on Ramis being cast as the other lead and they do make a great duo. This buddy comedy was originally conceived as a vehicle for Cheech & Chong. But whereas Judy Benjamin enlists on her own as a means of proving her independence, John Winger talks his best friend Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis) into enlisting alongside him. Judy Benjamin's husband dies during sex on their wedding night, while John Winger loses his job, apartment, car and girlfriend all within a few hours. In fact they make a great double-feature.Īs Hawn did in Private Benjamin, Murray enlists in the army after one particularly devastating day. Stripes borrows much of its plot from Goldie Hawn's Private Benjamin (1980), both are very funny movies. His streak would continue with Tootsie (1982) and Ghostbusters (1984). Stripes (1981) is the third comedy classic of Bill Murray's career following Caddyshack (1980) and Meatballs (1979). Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis and cast in Stripes.
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