# Stripes (1981)

> Two aimless friends enlist in the army and turn a misfit platoon’s overseas crisis into a wildly unauthorized rescue operation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5937

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy
- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Cast: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, John Candy, John Larroquette, John Voldstad
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, anarchic, lazy sunday, group movie night

## Synopsis

Two misfits find themselves in over their heads in the military, leading to unexpected chaos and hilarity.

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