Summaries

A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.

A down-on-his-luck businessman desperately takes the only job offered - a teacher in the U.S. Army. His mission: keep a ragtag bunch of underachieving misfits from flunking out of basic training! Be on alert as this unlikely new teacher and his underdog class unexpectedly inspire each other to be all they can be!—Anonymous

Danny DeVito plays an advertising man who is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job; Teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.—yusufpiskin

Details

Keywords
  • teacher
  • teacher student relationship
  • u.s. army
  • unemployment
  • basic training
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jun 2, 1994
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Production companies Touchstone Pictures Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Parkway Productions

Box office

Budget $40000000
Gross US & Canada $24332324
Opening weekend US & Canada $5557590
Gross worldwide $24332324

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 8m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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