Stripes is an American feature film of the comedy genre. It was directed by Ivan Reitman and written by the team of Len Blum, Daniel Goldberg and Harold Ramis, the latter of whom also stars in the movie. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and premiered in the United States on June 26th, 1981. The movie stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis as John Winger and Russell Ziskey - two friends who decide to make a dramatic change in their lives by joining the United States Army. The film also stars Warren Oates as Sergeant Hulka, P.J. Soles as M.P. Stella, Sean Young as M.P. Louise, John Larroquette as Captain Stillman and Lance LeGault as Colonel Glass. Rounding out the team of Army misfits is John Candy Dewey "Ox" Oxburger, John Diehl as Cruiser, Conrad Dunn as Francis "Psycho" Soyer, Judge Reinhold as Elmo, Antone Pagan as Hector and Glenn-Michael Jones as Leon. The movie also features cameo appearances by up-and-coming stars Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid.
This is the first feature film work for actor Judge Reinhold, who had only previously done work in television. Reinhold will go on to play Billy Rosewood in the Beverly Hills Cop film series.
