Comedy-Private Benjamin

Beta Tape Private Benjamin Comedy..11075..Color..110 mins.. Warner Home Video..Starring..Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton… Can the Army make a man out of Judy Benjamin? Drop and immovable object into the path of an irresistible force, and the results can be explosive – and ecplosively funny. In Private Benjamin, the immovable object is a pampered, spoiled, upper calss princess names Judy Benjamin. Nothing is too good for Judy. But after her wealthy new husband kicks the bucket on their wedding night, nothing is what she winds up with. Enter the irresistible force : a three-year, all-expenses paid hitch in the U.S. Army. What s a nice girl like Judy doing in combat boots and fatigues? A sympathetic, smooth-talking recruiter flashes her a packet of deceptively attractive photos, drops her a line about getting in shape, and Judy swallows the bait – which tastes awful, but turns out to be the best medicine she s ever taken. Goldie Hawn bring high energy, infectious wit, and rare charm to the role of Judy Benjamin. Her comic performance is magnificent. Director Howard Zieff (The Main Event, House Calls) weaves a fast-paced, fine-tuned film around Judy s coming of age, moving the action effortlessly from a hilarious suburban wedding, through the rigors of basic training, to on-location Paris adventures that test Judy s new-found independence. Along the way, he makes the most of a great troupe of supporting players, including Eileen Brennan, Robert Webber, Mary Kay Place, and Albert Brooks as Judy s one-night-stand husband. Goldie Hawn comments on the role written for her. "Judy Benjamin is a well-done girl who has always belonged to somebody else. She s never had to fight for her life. When this type of girl goes off and joins the Army, the contrast is wonderful. I don t think she ll ever be the same." Neither, perhaps, will the Army!