Movie
Private Benjamin
1980R1h 50m6.0 / 10
The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it.
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Private Benjamin
Cast
Goldie HawnJudy Benjamin
Eileen BrennanCapt. Doreen Lewis
Armand AssanteHenrí Trémont
Robert WebberCol. Clay Thornbush
Sam WanamakerTeddy Benjamin
Barbara BarrieHarriet Benjamin
Mary Kay PlacePvt. Mary Lou Glass
Harry Dean StantonSgt. Jim BallardCredits
- Directed by
- Howard Zieff
- Written by
- Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, Charles Shyer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $69.8M
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
armyarmy cadetarmy trainingchangedeterminationempowermentfemale empowermentfemale protagonist
