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Year: 1981
Runtime: 106 min
Language: English
Director: Ivan Reitman
When directionless cabbie John Winger (Bill Murray) is fired and dumped, he joins the Army with his pal Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis). After flunking basic training, Winger's antics inspire a misfit army of rebels. But when he accidentally commandeers a military vehicle behind enemy lines, his carefree hijinks threaten global chaos.
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