Missing Graduation

[@darkautumnleaves]

I bet they had to do this so many times that even after 41 years, the surviving cast could probably still do this. Such a shame we lost Harold Ramis and John Candy so early

[@chrisbacos]

You forgot Warren Oates. One of the last of the true Hollywood tough guys

[@lauraperegord5613]

I like to see them do that routine today, wouldn't you!

[@jcommerce]

One of the greatest cinematic scenes of all time. Murray, Candy, and Ramis - brilliant.

[@trex2092]

I survived Army Basic at Ft, MacLellan in 1977, not much different. The Army taught me to appreciate the Coast Guard. Retired 21 years total service.

[@virgilwyatt4632]

I started U.S. Army Basic Combat Training there in July of 1980.

[@KBlessed69]

No one cares.

[@rcschmidt668]

@@virgilwyatt4632 and @trex2092 Thank you for your service!

[@samanthaclarke929]

This is such a great scene I love rewatching stripes

[@Casper1tfg]

Lots of folks will never know just how much training this scene took. The M-1 is 9 pounds of heavy weight and to do this in precision takes a lot of work. Brings back memories of my drill team time. Love the M-1 ...my favorite weapon!

[@tlcndc]

HAAAAAARRMMMYYY TRAINING SIRRRRRR!! Classic indeed!

[@cjtn10]

HBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL UP SIR BLOWN UP SIR!

[@cjtn10]

You mean HBLLAAAAAAAAAAAAARMMMMY TRAINING SIR?

[@LittleSko278]

ARMY TRAINING SIR!!!

[@godeplatformyourself7108]

That's a fact, JACK!!!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Can't get enough of this movie. It never gets old.

[@QBAN2010]

Never!!!!!!

[@davidhalcon5594]

It stands the test of time!

[@battlejack1863]

Absolutely!👍

[@axelwulf6220]

When you not only attend graduation, but get assigned your first mission in the same hour

[@ronaldshank7589]

THAT says a lot about this Platoon! They finished their training on their own. It takes a crack unit, with 100% dedication to the task at hand, to be able to do that!

[@Zoie3x8]

a combat-ready platoon is never parade-ready, a parade-ready platoon is never combat-ready.

[@GDGregory-ue3mb]

Truth

[@jeffrailey]

R.I.P. John Candy and Harold Ramis. May my Mighty Lord Jesus Christ bless you both with His perfect peace. May my Mighty Lord Jesus Christ bless, comfort, and strengthen the families of these two outstanding actors forever. This scene 🎬 is hilarious and a classic. 😎🔥🥇 🥊🥊🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💖✝️

[@detonator82]

One of my favourite scenes from Stripes. I love how it keeps cutting back to P.J. Soles and Sean Young watching them.

[@McLarenMercedes]

@trha2222 Only Soles. Young's first role was "Jane Austen in Manhattan" (1980). Her second one was "Stripes" (1981)

[@McLarenMercedes]

@trha2222 Indeed.

[@kevinlacey1981]

That's the same lady from Ace Ventura who "tucked her sac back"....

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

ucchh... if I'd known what sean young was all about back then, it would have put me off the movie

[@samiam619]

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394I just read her bio on Wikipedia and couldn’t find anything SO BAD that it would put you off this movie…

[@irkedd]

bill murray is always a leader in his own way.

[@QBAN2010]

What beautiful women....Sean Young and PJ Soles!!!!!!!

[@barbarapavia6144]

I've watched this a million times , still great

[@davidroyer8512]

The characters in this movie were outstanding

[@guardianangel138]

such a classic scene and movie. love this. well written..

[@craigclarke3298]

The Army’s version of Animal House. Great 🎥 🍿……. That’s a fact Jack!!!!!

[@SulliMike23]

"Am I to understand that you men completed your training on your own?" "That's the fact, Jack!"

[@amygrimes5693]

SulliMike241 That's The Fact, Jack!

[@geoffwilliams4478]

These are exactly the kind of go getters I want working on my EM50 project in Italy

[@joel8583]

Want?

[@geoffwilliams4478]

@@stevenscottoddballz edited

[@chocolatecoco5712]

😅🤣😂

[@chrischapman7069]

One of my sax playing band mates was in that scene with the band. He said it took a shitload of takes to get it done LOL!

[@doughesson]

Gee,in real boot camp they'd only have the first chance to get it right

[@milotaquito]

Awesome

[@axelwulf6220]

Like how many?

[@gremlin7599]

@@doughesson in real boot camp nobody does that over the head silent drill shit lol

[@doughesson]

@@gremlin7599 Hmm,in 1984, Great Lakes Recruit Training Center had a silent drill team so, you're wrong there, hoss.

[@sherrigaskin5656]

The BEST comedy films come from 1980-1995.

[@andrewstackpool4911]

Regardless of the story and the film these actors received superb parade ground training.

[@Mr91495osh]

May 1967, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, still cold as hell at 5 AM and me standing in line with the other 90 guys in my boot camp company waiting for breakfast. Five other companies were on the parade grounds. Most of the guys were sent to Vietnam. I was sent to Beeville Texas. The NAVY treated me better than my family ever did.

[@folkskjoldr4814]

Rest in peace John Candy

[@jbm421]

And rest in peace Harold Ramis...

[@richardsantalone9380]

@@jbm421 And don't forget about Warren Oates (aka "Sgt. Hulka"). Sad to say, he was only 53 when he died of a heart attack on April 3,1982, a little less than ten months after "Stripes" was released to theaters nationwide. ;-(

[@robwalsh9843]

Warren Oates was a badass. I loved him in Dillinger.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

He's dead ya know... leave him alone already.

[@sandral438]

One of the best scenes in that movie. Which was a really good movie.

[@stevenvicino8687]

My wife and I saw this in a theater in Italy after I joined the air force without asking her input. True story. Even she laughed her ass off at the movie. She divorced me years later after she found someone better-looking and dumber than me. Oh well.

[@texaswolf4655]

Sorry to hear about that man

[@Peter2025-wf9do]

I am sorry too, but I’ll be You’re better off

[@ozziemederos]

This is awesome classic movie from the early 80’s and the great actor Warren Oates before he passed away after blue thunder movie

[@barbarapavia6144]

Bill Murray, genius, ghostbusters came next, who ya gonna call ghostbusters

[@amymarshall4680]

Best part of the whole movie!! And if you don't agree I will give you the Aunt Jemima treatment!!!

[@ikarooz]

Oooooo!

[@ronhutcheon9302]

Best choreographed movie scene EVER!

[@thememechannel5744]

agreed.

[@ianmcinally7128]

Thats a fact......Jack !!!!!

[@Zak6959]

Pure gold classic.

[@nicholashill7462]

Don't But Me Captain, I Want Them On The Plane Tonight!

[@KennethFord-y7c]

My Dad was a Nam vet ! He loved this scene!

[@rcschmidt668]

To this day, I still say “Lighten up, Francis.” 😂

[@carson0807]

A day doesn’t go by without me having to say this to someone

[@nickmendens76]

We used to practice this drill back when I was in cadets! Too funny for words!

[@lordeden2732]

NO YOU DID NOT! DO NOT TELL PORKIE PIES!

[@sumthingwikked4257]

@@lordeden2732 what are you, English?

[@doughesson]

I was told in no uncertain terms to stop practicing this with my JROTC platoon because there "Ain't no way,no how you're going to walk away from doing that routine, mister."

[@skyhiker9669]

Another GREAT moment in time.

[@Sean-qk7ps]

This coordinated performance is a fine example of social distancing.

[@AngeliqueKaga]

Only Bill Murray could pull this off.

[@A_Cunning_Linguist]

OMG... STRIPES circa 1980ish! This is a cult classic! All the big names before they were big... except for John Candy 😄😄😄 (RIP) "What the fukc is a frush?" Epic comedy... one of my favs by Bill Murray.😎😎😎😎

[@lorenzomaximo1818]

1981 to be exact. I can't believe it was 40 years ago already.

[@A_Cunning_Linguist]

@@lorenzomaximo1818 I was 15 and already had a twisted sense of humour 😂😂😂😂 this only nurtured it and honed it to adult only jokes!

[@kelleyhelms3826]

That movie was filmed at Ft Knox, KY. The Armor Center. We were stationed there for several years..

[@glowgirl8171]

I was wondering where it was!

[@The2ndFirst]

Right over at reecption area. Indeed it was.

[@davidturk6301]

Armor Center has since moved to Fort Benning, GA.

[@richardbradley6038]

I did basic and AIT in Fort Knox in 1995

[@2ndarmoredhellonwheels106]

@@richardbradley6038 i was at fort knox 1979. 19 delta. Remember agony and misery?

[@kentleytaggart5816]

Best part of a pretty good movie , funny stuff.😄😄😄😄😄

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

My favorite show!

[@HausOfTheBat]

This movie never fails to make me laugh my ass off! One of my all-time favorite comedies!

[@jediknight38]

AAAAARRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR!!!

[@doloresstrong2198]

ARRRRMY TRAINING SIR hysterical

[@latetotheparty3847]

One of my favorite scenes in film. Still has me cracking up.

[@neilfeinberg7825]

Last line was in every middle School typing class!

[@barbarapavia6144]

Me too, the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog lol

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Love it. This film was filmed at Ft Knox, KY. "Army Training"....I think

[@jamescrawford865]

Correct

[@alexbarry689]

Cavalry and armored training. A handful of Marines train there also.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@@alexbarry689 well the Marines used to be sent to Ft Knox for Armour school, but no longer. The current Commandant of the USMC, has do away with Tank Battalions. As an old Marine Sergeant I think its a big mistake. Semper Fi

[@specialed464]

Great movie from the early 80s Sean young was sexy as ever before blade runner killer body Great cast rip Mr candy

[@oprlvr]

HBLLLLLLLLLLLL......UP, SIR!!!!!!! blown up, sir!!!!!!!

[@anomalousnero944]

Oh why did the chicken cross the road TO GET FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT right! He stepped on the road got hit by a bus HE AINT NO CHICKEN NO MORE NO!

[@annedonovan9005]

Stepped out of rank, got hit by a tank.

[@cbcb2828]

Razzle dazzle!! 😂😂😂😂

[@brianhelle7064]

Great movie still after all these years.

[@holton345]

One of my roommates during AIT is in the background in one of the graduating companies. You can see him clearly three or four times. I remember him showing us, and he became an instant hero to the rest of us. He got plenty of free beer at the EM Club that evening…

[@stevenA44]

Alexa told me it was Bill Murray's birthday this morning and this scene immediately came to my mind,so I had to come watch it. Always loved this movie and this is the best scene in it. Happy birthday Bill.

[@jamesmueller8812]

Happy Reeeal time, belated happy birthday, Bill👍🏻🎃🇺🇸

[@daveblevins3322]

My favorite comedy parody 👍🇺🇸

[@matthewlo55]

General: Where is your Drill Sergeant men? Soldiers: PORN HUB SIR! (Ops I misheard.)

[@ianmcinally7128]

"Blown up SIR!" is real words but hey u r close

[@themechanic.9545]

Yeah, but we hear it as “PORNHUB SIR!” Instead of “BLOWN UP SIR!”.

[@stevejones6247]

so my understanding is that you complete your training on your own? that's a fact jack

[@chocolatecoco5712]

😅🤣😂

[@allenbooth5193]

You DON'T call a general "Jack"!

[@xander66644]

Boom - Chaga - laga - laga- Boom.-Chaga - laga - laga!

[@notmakingcontent]

Where the hell have you been, soldier?

[@xander66644]

@@notmakingcontent Training , sir!

[@notmakingcontent]

What kind of training, Son?

[@xander66644]

@@notmakingcontent Aaaaaaaaarrrrrmmmmyy, training, sir!

[@notmakingcontent]

Where's your squad leader, soldier?!

[@Poolking221]

The way the song ends and how the group enters is so perfect

[@richardbradley6038]

I did basic and AIT some 15 years later. I think this location was Southeast of my barricks. I was in the barber shop and the building where clothes are issued.

[@stevenm3823]

I'm an Army veteran who graduated basic at Fort Leonard Wood, MO back in 1990...I was always pissed that our graduation was held indoors instead of the marching on the parade ground like we were supposed to do.

[@crazyman7671]

Boom shaqalaqa Boom shaqalaqa Boom shaqalaqa, Boom

[@harveyd3175]

one of the best scenes ever

[@richardstorm4603]

Stripes is the most realistic movie about basic training EVER. This is my word. And as such is beyond contestation.

[@Iwillfigureoutanamelater]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimmo42]

I did basic training at Fort Knox just a few months before this movie was made. No, it was not even close.

[@JnEricsonx]

I understand that reference....but can't remember where its from. Knights Tale?

[@conradohernandez578]

Be all that you can be!

[@randallburgess46]

This was a great movie! Very clever!

[@marcuspotter9720]

Stripes is a funny documentary of the US Army in 1981.

[@JoeCool2006]

This is my favorite scene in this movie

[@fanbutton]

Razzle Dazzle...ROFLMAO!!!

[@nb2008nc]

John Candy got in good shape in boot camp to double quick time it clear across the base like that.

[@doughesson]

Bill Murray still had quite a gut for someone who'd just finished 8 weeks of training to become "a lean mean fighting machine"

[@ianmcinally7128]

19secs also 43 secs - I think the first ever steadicam use in movies. Moving camera on bracket moving along with no up and down movement. I wonder how many takes of the military drill they had to take. Seems all in synch to me.

[@darkknight777]

Nah but close 3 years before this. A little movie called Halloween. Also starring Pj Soles. 😆

[@louisramosLEFTYLOUIE]

SEAN YOUNG LOOKS SO. DELICIOUS ! WOW !

[@larrywhinnery1808]

PJ Soles did, also.

[@michaelklemp5510]

Up there with "Porky's" on the list of Greatest Movies of All Time

[@meotv2336]

Comedy masterpiece

[@Eddy.O]

Yep, These are defiantly "Sgt. Hulka's" men! Lol...

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

Definitely.

[@WaltKFish]

Did my basic at FT KNOX in 1987 HUHA luv this movie 🎬 😎

[@garybanglebangle7949]

I was at Fort Benning in 1966. Same style of building then. To me THIS WAS FUNNY. If you have not been in the Army you DON'T understand this movie. I have been at a lot of Army Forts back when. Then they all looked the same. Still a great FUNNY movie today in 2021.

[@r5t6y12]

3:03 ...................."Queen Anne's Salute".........................I LOVE that line

[@barbarapavia6144]

Razzle dazzle

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

God be with all of the troops who go fight in battle! Love them all!

[@kevinlacey1981]

Well said Rhonda...

[@chrisleo33]

it's party time Italian Style...

[@doughesson]

Party time, Battalion style.

[@JingleJangle256]

Das da fact, Jack!

[@peterlogan2105]

Initiative is a punishable offense and harshly looked down upon in the Army

[@1PITIFULDUDE]

A great scene in a great movie.

[@msjhudson2049]

just so loved that movie!

[@kevinlacey1981]

Blown up, sir!! BLOWN UP, SIR!!

[@fiddleback4903]

It looks like John Candy was really getting into doing the drill.

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

There's she was just a walking down the street saying do-wah-diddy-diddy-dum-diddy-do! - Stripes

[@robertmasina7388]

A classic line from this movie scene " that's the fact Jack ".

[@blockmasterscott]

I always wonders what would have happened to the company commander in that situation. At least a board of inquiry!

[@doughesson]

They sure wouldn't have gotten a plum assignment testing a new weapons system.

[@davedrabczyk2773]

This movie makes more sense to ppl who have gone thru basic training. Most Veterans know what I'm talking about!

[@terrypetersen2970]

Yeah I could fill three pages everything wrong in the Basic Training segment. But still funny as hell. The one thing right was the constant training with the DI in your face to distract you. Also the 2200 lights out because of 0500 wake up. But we were getting up at 0300 just to get the barracks ready for daily inspection, which of course we failed about every 3 days. I still wished they'd done a CS chamber scene, that would have been hilarious.

[@doughesson]

I'm not sure where the guys came from for the parade scene but a couple platoons were out of step.The first few guys would be in time with the drums but the last half would be on their right instead of the left.

[@scottfox7642]

"THATS A FACT JACK" 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@chocolatecoco5712]

😅🤣🤣😂

[@Clancydaenlightened]

1:50 captain Court martial are you doing what you were told?

[@barbarapavia6144]

Popped up again, love it

[@thatepisodesimp4469]

Bill murray is a good singer I swear😍😘

[@norms3913]

John larraquette went from the army boot camp to night court lol

[@norms3913]

Pj soles from Halloween and rock and roll high school movie

[@brucemartini2288]

Id like to see these displays, choreographed to " sail" by Awol nation

[@Clancydaenlightened]

4:05 where? England or Italy? Maybe both.

[@cat-lw6kq]

That's Sean Penn sitting to the left of that blonde, she's the cutest girl I've ever seen.

[@r5t6y12]

You mean Hansen and Cooper. I don't see him? And Hansen is P.J. Soles, Cooper is Sean Young.

[@Alan_Page]

I remember her also from the original Halloween. She was the girl who was killed when Michael Myers stood in the doorway wearing the sheet and glasses after he killed her boyfriend.

[@geoffwilliams4478]

@@Alan_Page She also was in Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn before making this movie.

[@bigbluegpr]

@@geoffwilliams4478 I saw an interview with her, and she said she wore the same costume (army greens) for Stripes that she wore in Private Benjamin. They just changed some patches.

[@00lowes]

That's a Fact Jack!

[@stevejones6247]

aaaarmy training sir army training sir