A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
Private Benjamin■
Synopsis
A Jewish-American princess, Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn), is devastated when her husband (Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night. While she grieves a duplicitous recruiter for the Women's Army Corps convinces her to enlist. Judy thinks her enlistment is like a vacation but Captain Lewis (Eileen Brennan) quickly dashes her hopes of an easy time. As Judy goes through basic training like any other grunt, she becomes a good soldier and develops a sense of self-esteem.
Credits
Rating: 15
Genre: Satire, Comedy and War
Director: Howard Zieff
Stars: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan and Armand Assante
