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Stripes (1981)

6.6 IMDb 88% RT 68/100 MC
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Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.

Best Release

Sony Pictures

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Director

Ivan Reitman

Genre

Action, Comedy

Sub-Genre

Parody

Box Office

$85,297,000

Runtime

1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Note

Sony S-Tier 4K. Bill Murray joins the Army. The standalone steelbook is the first 4K release outside the Columbia Classics box set, and Sony's steelbooks in this tier tend to drop to around $21 USD within six months. If you can wait, the price will come down.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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