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The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine... they missed.

19986.81h 44m

Overview

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

Directed by Richard Benjamin
Written by Jamie Malanowski, Martyn Burke, James Burton
Produced by Howard Meltzer
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Top Cast

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

General Partridge

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Colonel James Burton

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Sgt. Fanning

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Colonel J.D. Bock

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Major William Sayers

Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Sgt. Benjamn Dalton

Dewey Weber

Dewey Weber

Spec-4 Granger

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Colonel Smith

J.C. MacKenzie

J.C. MacKenzie

Jones

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Casper Weinberger

Themes & Keywords

vietnam wargulf wararmypentagondark comedytankus armybased on true storyu.s. department of defense

About The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars is a comedy, drama, war, tv movie film released in 1998 exploring themes of vietnam war, gulf war, army, pentagon, dark comedy, tank. Directed by Richard Benjamin, it stars Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Viola Davis. From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

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