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Private Benjamin

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Private Benjamin (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 19

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: After Judy Benjamin's husband dies on their wedding night, the ditzy Jewish American Princess decides to enlist in the army. Of course, she's been misled by an unscrupulous recruiter, and expects a tropical vacation and other niceties.... After Judy Benjamin's husband dies on their wedding night, the ditzy Jewish American Princess decides to enlist in the army. Of course, she's been misled by an unscrupulous recruiter, and expects a tropical vacation and other niceties. Benjamin instantly receives a reality check during basic training, conducted by the snarling Capt. Doreen Lewis, who revels in cutting the spoiled snob down to size. But as Private Benjamin endures the rigors of the military, she gradually becomes transformed into a disciplined soldier -- and woman. [More]

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks, Armand Assante

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Barrie, Sally Kirkland, P.J. Soles

Director: Howard Zieff

Director: Howard Zieff

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08/01/06
Rumsey Taylor
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Goldie Hawn at the height of her powers.

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11/06/05
Cole Smithey
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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
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Funny, popular Goldie Hawn comedy set in army boot camp.

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06/12/05
Steve Crum
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11/19/04
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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
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06/30/04
Jules Brenner
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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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Private Benjamin is a comic fairy tale with a delightful performance by Goldie Hawn.

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01/29/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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01/22/04
Randy Shulman
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Why do people like this movie? I don't get it,

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01/07/04
Ken Hanke
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09/29/03
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06/26/03
Nell Minow
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Military mockery featuring Hawn as a spoiled princess in army boots. Private Benjamin deserves combat pay for its slaphappy fish-out-of-water premise...a real hoot-and-a-half

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05/29/03
Frank Ochieng
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Ugh! I lose faith in Americans when they make garbage like this into a hit.

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03/27/03
Alex Sandell
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