

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!
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.
ComedyDramavietnam veterancommercialadvertising expertsoldierunemploymentwoman directorteachers and students
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Character
Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
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18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Danny DeVitoBill Rago
- Gregory HinesSergeant Cass
- James RemarCaptain Tom Murdoch
- Ed Begley Jr.Jack Markin
- Lillo BrancatoSoldat Donnie Benitez
- Stacey DashSoldat Miranda Myers
- Kadeem HardisonSoldat Jamaal Montgomery
- Cliff RobertsonColonel James
- Richard T. JonesPvt. Jackson Leroy
- Khalil KainPvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
Crew
- Penny MarshallDirector
- Jim BurnsteinScreenplay
- Adam GreenbergDirector of Photography
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- George BowersEditor
- Battle DavisEditor
- Robert GreenhutProducer
- Andrew G. VajnaProducer
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