| | | He's looking for a few good men...or a few guys old enough to shave.
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Spanish
When peace breaks out in America, killing machine Major Benson Winfield Payne, USMC Special Forces (Damon Wayans) is given his marching orders... to the unemployment line. Unable to cope with civilian life, Payne is thrust back into the military regimen as commander of the Madison Academy Junior ROTC. How does the military's most dangerous secret weapon discipline a few good men when none of them is even old enough to shave? Any way he wants! At least until Dr. Emily Walburn, school counselor (Karyn Parsons), joins his tour of duty. Armed with the comic genius of Damon Wayans and stockpiled with humor, "Major Payne orders up the laughs" (Los Angeles Times).
"Damon Wayans...at his best in a dream part." Kevin Thomas, L.A. Times
"...riotous military parody." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
"Major Payne is major funny!" New York Daily News
Editor's Note
Wayans plays a near-maniacal Army Major assigned to whip a detail of dysfunctional children into shape to win a war games competition, making for some hilarious moments of truly inspired lunacy. Remake of the 1955 movie THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON starring Charlton Heston.
Plot Summary
Major Benson Payne experiences severe culture shock when he leaves the Marines; a couple of decades in uniform have left him unprepared for civilian life. Through the help of a friend, he gets a position leading a ROTC outfit at a prep school, but his young recruits are thoroughly unprepared for his gruff and acerbic rigidity. The major has a change of heart -- and loosens up considerably -- when he meets a winsome and intelligent doctor who provides just the romantic touch he needs.
| Features | Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 | | Spanish Subtitles | | Cast And Filmmakers' Bios | | Web Links | | Film Highlights | | Production Notes | | Interactive Menus | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/5/2009 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 20513 | | UPC: 00025192051326 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...It certainly has spit and polish and runs through its drill with admirable precision..." 03/20/1995New York Times
"...Mr. Wayans gives the dark cartoonish comedy an irreverent edge..." 03/24/1995 p.C16 Los Angeles Times
"...It's an ideal entertainment for youthful audiences that allows Damon Wayans to be at his best in a dream part..." 03/24/1995 p.F12 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Wayans is one of the most talented comic actors around....As Major Payne he is plenty outrageous..." 03/24/1995 p.33 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...Payne is played in the movie by Damon Wayans, in the best work he's done since the inspired In Living Color TV series. Although the plot of the movie is a familiar formula, the dialogue and performance are not; it's a smart, funny job of poking fun at all those movies where sadistic drill instructors terrorized their green recruits. - Roger Ebert
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