Q 01/05

According to its tagline, the hero of Stripes wanted to keep the world safe for democracy and do what?

A) Sleep late

B) Meet girls

C) See Europe

D) Get paid

Answer · why

B) Meet girls

Meet girls: the lofty half borrows Woodrow Wilson's 1917 war aim, a world 'made safe for democracy'. John manages the other half too, pairing off with...

Q 02/05

Harold Ramis made his directing debut a year before Stripes with which comedy?

A) Stir Crazy

B) Nine to Five

C) Caddyshack

D) The Blues Brothers

Answer · why

C) Caddyshack

Caddyshack was Ramis's first film as a director. As an actor he was a harder sell: the studio disliked his screen test for Russell in Stripes and had ...

Q 03/05

Ivan Reitman first pitched Stripes as which comedy duo 'join the army'?

A) The Smothers Brothers

B) Laurel and Hardy

C) Abbott and Costello

D) Cheech and Chong

Answer · why

D) Cheech and Chong

Cheech and Chong liked the script but demanded total creative control, so the leads were rewritten for Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. The stoner jokes ...

Q 04/05

In his barracks pep talk in Stripes, Bill Murray's character proudly calls Americans what?

A) Mutts

B) Mavericks

C) Cowboys

D) Rebels

Answer · why

A) Mutts

Mutts: 'our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world,' he tells the dejected platoon, then praises the loyalty of the mongrel ...

Q 05/05

What job does Harold Ramis's character, Russell, give up to enlist in Stripes?

A) Taxi dispatcher

B) Substitute science teacher

C) Wedding photographer

D) ESL teacher

Answer · why

D) ESL teacher

ESL teacher: Russell is first seen coaching an English class for immigrants through the words of a pop song. The studio did not want Ramis in the part...