Overview
An advertising man 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.
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Crew
DirectorPenny Marshall
WriterJim Burnstein
Cast
Danny DeVito
Bill Rago
Gregory Hines
Sergeant Cass
James Remar
Captain Tom Murdoch
Ed Begley Jr.
Jack Markin
Lillo Brancato
Soldat Donnie Benitez
Stacey Dash
Soldat Miranda Myers
Kadeem Hardison
Soldat Jamaal Montgomery
Cliff Robertson
Colonel James
Richard T. Jones
Pvt. Jackson Leroy
Khalil Kain
Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
Gregory Sporleder
Pvt. Melvin
Peter Simmons
Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.
Mark Wahlberg
Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Ann Cusack
Bill's Secretary
Jeb Brown
Young Executive #1
Paul Abbott
Young Executive #2
Nat Mauldin
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Hakiem Greenhut
Paperboy (voice)
Roy K. Dennison
Bum
Jenifer Lewis
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Keywords
vietnam veterancommercialadvertising expertsoldierunemploymentwoman directorteachers and students
Details
Budget
$40M
Revenue
$24M
TMDb Votes
316
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026