One of those great FUN films from the 80's

Rating: Null/10 (12 February 2002)

Absolutely the best military comedy ever. I appreciated many of the comments from guys saying it was the first film they learned line-by-line. I'm an enormous fan myself. Just wanted to add a little bit of trivia that appears to be needed, for everyone who thinks the film opens in New York. The entire movie (minus a couple of Hollywood sets and the two airport scenes) was shot in Kentucky. The opening is in Louisville; Winger stops his cab in the middle of the 2nd street bridge and drops his keys into the Ohio River. (Ironically pointing North, on the opposite side of town and heading AWAY from the airport.) The entirety of the military sequences were shot at Fort Knox, about 30min down the road. (So it was a short bus ride after all.) Czechoslovakia was, of course, rural Kentucky. I actually had the pleasure of stumbling onto the Czechoslovakian camp a few weeks back while in KY. Got some great photos; its amazing the place is still standing.
See, told you I was a fanatic -- not too many people would make a pilgrimage to Kentucky just to see locations from the film.