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Jun 26, 1981 · Stripes: Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles. Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
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Stripes is a 1981 American action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy. Ramis wrote the film with Len Blum and Dan Goldberg, the latter of whom also served as producer alongside Reitman.
Nov 3, 2014 · Bill Murray, left, and Harold Ramis, right, during the filming of Stripes at Fort Knox on Nov. 26, 1980. Murray played Pvt. John Winger and Ramis played Pvt. Russell Ziskey in the movie, which was released in 1981.
- HAROLD RAMIS AND COLUMBIA PICTURES DID NOT WANT HAROLD RAMIS IN THE MOVIE. With the knowledge that the studio didn’t want him, and more comfortable with writing at that point than with acting, Ramis was reluctant to play Russell.
- BILL MURRAY AND P.J. SOLES DID BOOT CAMP FOR THREE DAYS. Both John Winger and Stella initially planned to wake up at 0500 and jog with real soldiers for two weeks.
- THEY FILMED THE SPATULA SCENE AT 3 A.M. It was improvised by Murray.
- THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LIKED THE SCRIPT. So they gave the crew a ton of access, including allowing Ivan Reitman and company to shoot in Fort Knox and letting real troops play extras.
Aug 25, 2021 · 'Stripes' starring Bill Murray was shot in Kentucky 40 years ago. Take a look back at some of the iconic scenes in the film Popular Louisville restaurant and bar moving to well-known spot on...
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Jun 29, 2021 · Surprisingly big and with a seemingly permanent smirk on his face, Bill Murray was never a conventional film star. He looks as if he could play heavies or hulking dim-witted sidekicks. But on “Saturday Night Live , ” he made it a point not to play “characters.”
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Hard-luck cabbie John Winger (Bill Murray) -- directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend -- enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey (Harold...
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