Stripes is a 1981 American buddy military comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy. Several actors including John Larroquette, John Diehl, Conrad Dunn, and Judge Reinhold were featured in their first significant film roles. Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Timothy Busfield, and Bill Paxton also appeared early in their careers. 
Details Country: USA
Language: English | Russian | Polish
Release Date: 26 June 1981 (USA)
Also Known As: Cheech and Chong Join the Army
Filming Locations: Kentucky, USA 
John Winger is a cab driver who, in the span of a few hours, loses his job, his apartment, his car, and his girlfriend. Realizing that he is a loser with no prospects, he decides to join the Army. Talking his best friend Russell Ziskey, a teacher of English as a second language, into joining with him, they go to a recruiting office and are soon sent off to basic training.
Upon arriving at Fort Arnold, they meet their fellow recruits, and their drill sergeant, Sergeant Hulka. General Barnicke is impressed when he finds out that they had to complete training without a drill sergeant, and decides they are just the kind of "go-getters" he wants working on his EM-50 project in Italy. John, Russell, Stella, and Louise take the EM-50 and infiltrate a Soviet base where the platoon is being held by Russian troops. With some assistance from Hulka, they save the entire platoon.
Upon returning to the US, John, Russell, Louise, Stella, and Hulka are treated as heroes, each being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Hulka retires and opens the HulkaBurger franchise. Stella appears on the cover of Penthouse, Ox makes the cover of Tiger Beat, Russell recreates his firefight with the Russians for Guts magazine, and John is featured on the cover of Newsworld. Captain Stillman is reassigned to a weather station near Nome, Alaska.
Bill Murray as John Winger
Harold Ramis as Russell Ziskey
Warren Oates as Sgt. Hulka
P. J. Soles as Stella
Sean Young as Louise
John Candy as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
John Larroquette as Capt. Stillman
John Voldstad as Stillman's Aide
John Diehl as Cruiser
Lance LeGault as Col. Glass
Conrad Dunn as Francis "Psycho" Soyer
Judge Reinhold as Elmo
Joe Flaherty as Border Guard
Dave Thomas as M.C.
Robert J. Wilke as Gen. Barnicke
Antone Pagán as Hector
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