STRIPES

Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Ivan Reitman

Rated R; 105 minutes; 1981

When three-time loser John Winger (Bill Murray) grabs his amiable sidekick Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis), the two join the "new" Army to make the world safe for democracy (and to meet girls). These two unlikely heroes nearly set off World War III.