list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Private Benjamin on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Private_Benjamin/27448/default.aspx Title: Private Benjamin
Year: 1980
Director: Howard Zieff
Plot: Devastated when her brand-new husband Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night, Jewish American princess Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) is receptive to the pitch delivered by a duplicitous recruiter for the Women's Army Corps. Quickly adivsed by topkick Captain Lewis (Eileen Brennan) that she should not look forward to the private room, fancy clothes and sauna bath that she'd been promised, Judy is forced to go through basic training like any other "grunt". This turns out to be a real growth experience for the pampered Private Benjamin, who for the first time in her life has to work for her privileges. A brief misadventure with a lascivious paratroop officer (Robert Webber) nearly sours Judy on army life, but she turns out to be a darned good soldier-and a woman with a highly developed sense of self-esteem, which enables her to weather a further disappointing romantic fling with French phsycian Henri Tremont (Armand Assante). Private Benjamin turned out to be one of Goldie Hawn's most profitable vehicles. The 1981-82 TV sitcom spinoff starred Lorna Patterson in Goldie's role, with Eileen Brennan repeating her film characterization of the long-suffering Captain Lewis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:51:07 GMTPrivate Benjamin1980Howard ZieffDevastated when her brand-new husband <a href="/players/P____83146/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Albert Brooks</a>) drops dead on their wedding night, Jewish American princess Judy Benjamin (<a href="/players/P____31138/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Goldie Hawn</a>) is receptive to the pitch delivered by a duplicitous recruiter for the Women's Army Corps. Quickly adivsed by topkick Captain Lewis (<a href="/players/P_____8300/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eileen Brennan</a>) that she should not look forward to the private room, fancy clothes and sauna bath that she'd been promised, Judy is forced to go through basic training like any other "grunt". This turns out to be a real growth experience for the pampered Private Benjamin, who for the first time in her life has to work for her privileges. A brief misadventure with a lascivious paratroop officer (<a href="/players/P____75183/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Robert Webber</a>) nearly sours Judy on army life, but she turns out to be a darned good soldier-and a woman with a highly developed sense of self-esteem, which enables her to weather a further disappointing romantic fling with French phsycian Henri Tremont (<a href="/players/P_____2629/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Armand Assante</a>). Private Benjamin turned out to be one of Goldie Hawn's most profitable vehicles. The 1981-82 TV sitcom spinoff starred Lorna Patterson in Goldie's role, with <a href="/players/P_____8300/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eileen Brennan</a> repeating her film characterization of the long-suffering Captain Lewis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide14Tag Target (>10)1413http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t00466bfqvw.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Private_Benjamin/27448/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_May_25_The_American_Soldier/625/42424/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 5/27/2009 2:51:07 PM
Body: At first, I was going to say that I'm not really a fan of the genre, but after thinking about it, I actually am. Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb are two of my favorite films. Both films just capture the many facets of war and the American fascination with it. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) was really one of the first pre-1970 films I had seen as a teenager and completely blew me away. Definitely made me look at Angela Lansbury in a whole new way. Forrest Gump was just an all around great film. Infinitely quotable and probably one of my favorite depictions of an American soldier. Andersonville, Gone With The WInd and Dances With Wolves are all great Civil War films. I still can't get over Andersonville which really struck a chord with me and woke me up to the true horrors of war and how miserable being a POW must be. The Patriot was corny but I still find myself watching it every time it's on television. G.I. Jane, Courage Under Fire, Your Mother Wears Combat Boots and Private Benjamin are some good (or interesting) films about women in the armed forces. And lastly, the more slapstick portrayals of soldiers are Down Periscope, Sgt. Bilko, and my personal favorite, In The Army Now.
]]>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:51:07 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme5/27/2009 2:51:07 PMAt first, I was going to say that I'm not really a fan of the genre, but after thinking about it, I actually am. Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb are two of my favorite films. Both films just capture the many facets of war and the American fascination with it. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) was really one of the first pre-1970 films I had seen as a teenager and completely blew me away. Definitely made me look at Angela Lansbury in a whole new way. Forrest Gump was just an all around great film. Infinitely quotable and probably one of my favorite depictions of an American soldier. Andersonville, Gone With The WInd and Dances With Wolves are all great Civil War films. I still can't get over Andersonville which really struck a chord with me and woke me up to the true horrors of war and how miserable being a POW must be. The Patriot was corny but I still find myself watching it every time it's on television. G.I. Jane, Courage Under Fire, Your Mother Wears Combat Boots and Private Benjamin are some good (or interesting) films about women in the armed forces. And lastly, the more slapstick portrayals of soldiers are Down Periscope, Sgt. Bilko, and my personal favorite, In The Army Now. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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