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Private Benjamin
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
1980 · Directed by Howard Zieff · 110 min · Comedy · 10 frames
Tagline
The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it.
Crew
- Written by: Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller
- Cinematography: David M. Walsh
- Edited by: Sheldon Kahn
- Music: Bill Conti
- Production design: Robert F. Boyle, Jeffrey Howard
- Produced by: Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, Harvey Miller
Cast
- Goldie Hawn as Judy Benjamin
- Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis
- Armand Assante as Henrí Trémont
- Robert Webber as Col. Clay Thornbush
- Sam Wanamaker as Teddy Benjamin
- Barbara Barrie as Harriet Benjamin
- Mary Kay Place as Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
- Harry Dean Stanton as Sgt. Jim Ballard
- Albert Brooks as Yale Goodman
- Alan Oppenheimer as Rabbi
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $69,800,000
- Themes: army, strong woman, paris, france, change, empowerment, transformation, training camp, training, female soldier, female protagonist
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