Private Benjamin Page #7

Synopsis: When her husband dies on their wedding night, Judy decides to join the United States Army. She realizes that she has never been independent in her entire life. What looks like a bad decision at first, turns out not so bad at all. That is, until her superior officer makes sexual advances on her. She has been transferred to NATO headquarters in Europe and (re)meets the Frenchman Henri Tremont. Judy and Henri decide to marry, but will they?
Genre: Comedy, War
Director(s): Howard Zieff
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
R
Year:
1980
109 min
2,441 Views


You think I'm so low I'd seduce a child?

Do you?

Honey, I'm nervous.

I'm very nervous.

And I know that once we get married

everything is going to be fine.

I'm sorry.

I fly 6,000 miles to attend

my daughter's wedding...

...and the groom is playing soccer!

Daddy, he'll be here any minute.

He probably went into overtime.

Monsieur, my son is very reliable.

- He will be here shortly.

- It just isn't right!

Jean-Paul!

Where is Henri?

The bum never showed up

for the game. Isn't he here?

No.

He never showed up?

Judy, don't hate me

for saying this or nothing...

...but you really might be better-off.

Don't be ridiculous!

I don't know how to say this, but you

were starting to act a bit weird again.

What am I going to do?

I'm a wreck.

He's back!

You look perfect.

- Where were you?

- I'm fine.

No, where were you?

I was so scared.

- You don't want to know this.

- I do want to know.

I had to see Claire.

You were with Claire?

She is in so much trouble.

You've no idea what I've been through.

There are 75 people waiting for you.

Couldn't you have phoned?

- Don't bad French artists have phones?

- She was overwrought.

Her boyfriend beat her up.

I prescribed a sedative for her to sleep.

That takes 2 minutes,

you were gone 4 hours.

The place was a mess.

I hung up clothes and did dishes.

You did Claire's dishes?

Shall I stop being nice to people

because we're marrying?

I just don't understand

how you could be with Claire...

...today.

You want to walk down the aisle

with me or not?

Not so fast.

I know this is a very

awkward time to do this...

...but I want to break up.

She's crazy again.

Listen to me.

You're having an anxiety attack.

I'll give you a shot to calm down.

No, I want to be perfectly conscious

when I call a cab.

What are you doing to me?

What is this about? Gabrielle?

I slept with her one night

when you were acting crazy.

We'll fire her after the wedding.

You're such a schmuck!

Daddy...

...Mom just fainted.

Schmuck?!

When I met you,

you were in the Army.

You were nothing,

picking up strangers in bars!

- Now just a minute!

- She was.

I'll give you a future, a home, a name.

For once don't be stupid!

- There's Claire.

- Where?

Don't call me stupid.

GELULA & CO., INC.

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Nancy Meyers

Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009) and The Intern (2015). more…

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