Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980, and also spawned a short-lived television series. The film is ranked 82 on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" poll, and 58 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".
Hawn plays Judy Benjamin, a JAP who joins the U.S. Army after her new husband dies on their wedding night. Duped by a sneaky recruiting sergeant, who...
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Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980, and also spawned a short-lived television series. The film is ranked 82 on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" poll, and 58 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".
Hawn plays Judy Benjamin, a JAP who joins the U.S. Army after her new husband dies on their wedding night. Duped by a sneaky recruiting sergeant, who lets her believe military life to be more glamorous than it is, she has a rude awakening in boot camp. Her superior officer Captain Doreen Lewis takes special delight in making her life hell. Judy is forced to re-evaluate her conduct when given the option of quitting the Army on psychiatric grounds. She chooses to stick it out, and has a series of adventures which eventually lead to promotion.
During her service Judy meets Henri Tremont, a dashing French doctor. However, their romance is short-lived when he returns to Paris and she to her...
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