Private Benjamin (1980)
- Starring:
- Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Zieff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast:
- Goldie Hawn - Judy Benjamin
- Armand Assante - Henri Tremont
- Harry Dean Stanton - Sgt. Jim Ballard
- Barbara Barrie - Harriet Benjamin
- Albert Brooks - Yale Goodman
- Lilyan Chauvin - Mrs. Tremont
- Kopi Sotiropulos - Limo Passerby
- Stu Nahan - Newscaster
- Keone Young - Kim Osaka
- Ed Lewis - Red Team Soldier
- Everett Covin - Band Leader
- Lee Wallace - Mr. Waxman
- P.J. Soles - Pvt. Wanda Winter
- Gretchen Wyler - Aunt Kitty
- Sally Kirkland - Helga
- Wil Albert - Lt. Rahmi
- Alice Hirson - Mrs. Thornbush
- Robert Hanley - Arnie
- Lillian Adams - Mrs. Goodman
- Eileen Brennan - Capt. Doreen Lewis
- Sam Wanamaker - Teddy Benjamin
- Robert Webber - Col. Clay Thornbush
- Mary Kay Place - Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
- Damita Jo Freeman - Pvt. Gloria Moe
- Mimi Maynard - Liz Lemish
- Alan Oppenheimer - Rabbi
- Alston Ahern - Pvt. P.J. Soyer
- Paul Marin - Leo Lemish
- Toni Kalem - Pvt. Ganelli
- Craig T. Nelson - Capt. William Woodbridge
- Danny Wells - Slick Guy
- Robin Hoff - Red Team Soldier
- J.P. Bumstead - Induction Officer
- Richard Herd - General Foley
- Hal Williams - Sgt. L.C. Ross
- Maxine Stuart - Aunt Betty
- Tim Haldeman - Stanley Goodman
- Director(s):
- Howard Zieff
- Writer(s):
- Harvey Miller, Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
- Producer(s):
- Goldie Hawn, Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Substance Abuse, Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Brief Nudity)
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