Private Benjamin Page #4

...and the second time...

...for six hours.

Six hours?

My husband had a heart attack and died.

What?!

My husband had a heart attack...

...and died on our wedding night.

While we were making love.

Holy sh*t!

Jesus, Benjamin!

I don't get it. What do you do

after a thing like that?

Join the Army.

We're lost. We've passed

that same alligator 7 times.

I bet the war games are over by now.

- Lewis is going to just kill us!

- There's a plane!

I bet that's headed back to base.

Let's follow it.

I hope it's not Delta to Miami.

Look, it's the Red Army headquarters.

Quiet!

Great.

- You owe me $6.95.

- You got it!

Hey, blood, how you doing?

All right, looking good!

- What's happening, girl?

- What can I tell you?

You're my prisoner of war,

that's what's happening!

- I ain't your nothing. Get that...

- I mean what I say!

Drop it!

No, you drop it.

I said, drop it!

- Where's Captain Wooldridge?

- In the tent interrogating a P.O.W.

Get the keys to the truck.

Come on.

- Oh, sh*t!

- Don't worry.

- I'll hot-wire it.

- You know how?

That's my former career.

Excellent!

What?

Freeze!

Private Winter!

Well, lookee here!

- Look what we got.

- Listen, Captain Lewis...

She sent me out to find you guys and...

...I got captured.

He promised me he'd put in

a good word with Captain Lewis.

And I really don't like him.

Take the prisoners.

Attention all Red Team personnel.

The Blue Team has surrendered.

The Red Team has won.

So follow us.

Attention all Red Team personnel.

The Blue Team has surrendered.

The Red Team has won, so follow us.

Red Team captured!

Ross, take the platoon...

...head due west.

I'll lead the remaining troops

to the east.

What now?

Got any ideas?

Off your asses!

On your feet!

Overwhelming enemy forces approaching.

Blue Team Company Commander

requests permission to surrender, sir.

Do you accept

surrender of Blue Team?

No, sir. We do not, because

we are also the Blue Team, sir.

Identify yourself, soldier!

Sir, Private Benjamin, sir!

At ease!

Which one of you is Private Benjamin?

Sir, I am, sir.

- Outstanding!

- Thank you, sir!

Here's the rest of the squad.

Privates Glass, Gianelli...

...Private Moe and Private Soyer, sir.

Where is the Red Team Commander?

Captain Lewis, you are lucky

to have troopers like this!

Congratulations!

Next time don't be so quick

to raise the white flag.

- Yes, sir.

- The war games are concluded.

Troops are dismissed.

I will see you tomorrow at graduation.

- Yes, sir!

- Can I offer your team a lift?

Meet two of our Thornbirds!

Lieutenant Gomez and Sergeant Gates.

Fabulous uniforms!

What's a Thornbird, sir?

An elite airborne corp. We recruit

them from the best bases in the country.

I'm damn proud of them,

like I'm proud of you girls.

It's a hell of a job you did today!

Where do you hail from?

Philadelphia, sir.

It's the seat of our democracy!

Thornie Two is from Philadelphia.

Thornie Two, sir?

My wife.

After 20 years watching us crazy guys

jump out of airplanes...

...she decided she wanted to try it.

Remember, Ed?

We took her up,

almost had to shove her out!

She had a good time,

but she landed wrong.

Broke her arm in 3 places. Lucky

we didn't have to shoot her, right?

We're approaching, sir.

I'll take her down.

You trust me, don't you?

Oh, yes, sir!

Then let's do it to it!

- Tell your men to hang on, Benjamin!

- Hang on, men.

Whoop-de-do!

Inspection, ladies!

Lady Luck!

Don't you look at me

with those baby blues.

I'm not the great Thornie.

You finally succeeded in making

a fool out of me, didn't you?

Ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

I've got a reward for you,

my little hero.

You're all going to scour

every inch of this rat's nest!

Inside and out.

I mean the bed frames,

the window ledges...

...the linoleum...

...the toilet seats.

You understand me?

Ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

I can't hear you.

I can't hear you!

Thank you.

It breaks my little old heart...

...to have to bust up

our winning team...

...but I have been assigned

to a new post.

A good post!

Let's not keep in touch, shall we!

Busted up, the whole team.

Busted up.

I have been assigned to a new post.

Come on.

Good post!

That was nice.

Keep in touch, shall we?

At ease!

Didn't think you'd make it, did you?

You will no longer

be known as trainees.

You have earned the right

to call yourselves...

...United States soldiers,

and I'm proud of each of you.

On Monday you will receive...

...your advanced individual

training assignments.

Each of you...

...will be given...

...a special responsibility

which will play...

...a key role in the

defense of the free world.

My heartfelt congratulations

and best wishes.

I almost forgot.

Dismissed till 0800 Monday morning.

Have a good one!

Evening, ladies.

We're not interested.

Sorry.

All right, I'm uptight, okay?

Get yourself a drink,

we're going to cruise.

Judy Benjamin, this is Johnny Rourke.

And Kim... I forget your last name.

Osaka.

Come on, sweetheart, let's go.

What's happening, Judy?

Bourbon, no ice.

I'm with Olivetti of Tokyo.

Johnny is my southeastern

U.S. Sales manager.

He always shows me a hip time.

What time is it?

I just took your picture, mama!

Very hip.

Look, I've got to go back to the base.

Where's the fire? Come on.

This could be a big night for you.

Sincerely.

Liz?

- How are you?

- God, I'm fine.

I can't believe this!

Listen, thanks,

but I don't need the loan.

What are you doing in New Orleans?

My dad's here on a medical

conference and we all came.

Come and see them, they'll die!

Wait a minute.

Who is that with your parents?

A French gynecologist. He and Dad

spoke on the Lamaze panel together.

- Isn't he totally gorgeous?

- Totally.

If it weren't for Jeffrey,

I'd go for him myself.

Look who I found!

My God, how are you, darling?

Kid, you look wonderful!

Please give me a hug.

Sit down.

- Henri Tremont.

- Benjamin, Judy.

Will you you look at this?

GI Judy!

We'll call your parents.

They'll be so thrilled we saw you.

Your mother's coming along very nicely.

She gained back some of the weight.

Champagne?

I'd love some, thank you.

Since Yale's fu...

By the way, I can't get over you

in this Army outfit.

She didn't swim because

she didn't want her hair wet.

This is true.

What it's like to be a WAC?

- I'm not a WAC.

- How often do you talk to your folks?

Tell Henri how long

we've known your parents.

Shall I make a long story short?

Leo and I and Judy's parents...

...double-dated in Atlantic City,

before even any one of us was married.

It wasn't Atlantic City.

It was Asbury Park, but it's all right.

I've never been to

Asbury Park in my life.

Would you like to dance?

I'd love to dance.

The Lemishes are terrific people...

...but 4 hours of making long stories

short was driving me crazy.

4 hours? Try 28 years.

I've never danced with a soldier before.

I've never danced as a soldier before.

- I kind of like it.

- So do I.

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