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Aug 26, 2021 · TRAILER REWIND: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of #Stripes - one of six iconic films included in the Columbia Classics Vol. 2 4K Ultra HD Collection!
- 3 min
- 204.8K
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Jun 26, 1981 · Stripes: Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles. Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
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- Comedy, War
- Ivan Reitman
- 1981-06-26
Stripes is a 1981 American action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy. Ramis wrote the film with Len Blum and Dan Goldberg, the latter of whom also served as producer alongside Reitman.
- HAROLD RAMIS AND COLUMBIA PICTURES DID NOT WANT HAROLD RAMIS IN THE MOVIE. With the knowledge that the studio didn’t want him, and more comfortable with writing at that point than with acting, Ramis was reluctant to play Russell.
- BILL MURRAY AND P.J. SOLES DID BOOT CAMP FOR THREE DAYS. Both John Winger and Stella initially planned to wake up at 0500 and jog with real soldiers for two weeks.
- THEY FILMED THE SPATULA SCENE AT 3 A.M. It was improvised by Murray.
- THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LIKED THE SCRIPT. So they gave the crew a ton of access, including allowing Ivan Reitman and company to shoot in Fort Knox and letting real troops play extras.
Aug 28, 2021 · by. Ivan Reitman. Topics. comedy, action, bill murrey, John Candy, Harold Ramis. Language. English. Item Size. 165623846. Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
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- sean mclaughlin384
In “Stripes,” Murray and Ramis make a wonderful team. Their big strength is restraint. Given the tendency of movies like this to degenerate into undisciplined slapstick, they wisely choose to play their characters as understated, laid-back anarchists.
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