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Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it.

19806.01h 50m

Overview

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

Directed by Howard Zieff
Written by Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, Charles Shyer
Produced by Harvey Miller, Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $69.8M

Top Cast

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Judy Benjamin

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Capt. Doreen Lewis

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Henrí Trémont

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Col. Clay Thornbush

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Teddy Benjamin

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Harriet Benjamin

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Pvt. Mary Lou Glass

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Sgt. Jim Ballard

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Yale Goodman

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Rabbi

Themes & Keywords

armystrong womanparis, francechangeempowermenttransformationtraining camptrainingfemale soldierfemale protagonistprivatefemale empowermentmilitary trainingdeterminationarmy cadetarmy trainingwar gameswittyhilarious

About Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin is a comedy film released in 1980 exploring themes of army, strong woman, paris, france, change, empowerment, transformation. Directed by Howard Zieff, it stars Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante. A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

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