Private Benjamin (1980)

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The Army was no laughing matter until Judy Benjamin joined it.

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

• Released: 1980-10-06
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 429 votes

Directed by Howard Zieff.

Top cast

• Goldie Hawn as Judy Benjamin
• Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis
• Armand Assante as Henrí Trémont
• Robert Webber as Col. Clay Thornbush
• Sam Wanamaker as Teddy Benjamin
• Barbara Barrie as Harriet Benjamin
• Mary Kay Place as Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
• Harry Dean Stanton as Sgt. Jim Ballard
• Albert Brooks as Yale Goodman
• Alan Oppenheimer as Rabbi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Private Benjamin

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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