At war with Major Payne
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | At war with Major Payne |
| Original title | Major Payne |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nick Castle |
| script |
Dean Lorey Gary Rosen Damon Wayans |
| production |
Eric L. Gold Michael I. Rachmil |
| music | Craig Safan |
| camera | Richard Bowen |
| cut | Patrick Kennedy |
| occupation | |
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Major Payne One is American comedy film of Nick Castle from 1995 .
action
Although Major Benson Winifred Payne is considered a fighting machine, the US military has little use for him after the Cold War . So all that remains for him is the job of instructor at a cadet school , the Madison Academy, where he is supposed to train young cadets who have always done poorly at the annual "Virginia Military Games". To make matters worse, the cadets are undisciplined and mostly still consist of children.
Because of his tough and rough character, Payne quickly makes himself very unpopular. A kind of guerrilla war develops between the Cadets and Payne. To get him back for his tough training methods, the cadets, led by the senior officer - Alex Stone - often play pranks on him , but most of them go wrong. In response, Payne lets the boys run across the Akademieplatz in women's clothes, among other things.
Meanwhile, Major Payne and Academy psychologist Emily Walburn grow closer. This also moves him to be a bit nicer with the cadets. In this way Payne succeeds in motivating the cadets to participate in the Military Games, whereby he also shows his friendlier side. Shortly before the games begin, Payne's former general appears and offers him a promotion and immediate full admission to military service, as a situation has arisen somewhere in the world that requires Payne's "special skills". In return, however, he expects Payne to leave immediately. Payne hesitates at first, but, against the will of his cadets and Miss Walburn, decides to join the military.
Without the leadership of their major, the cadets, led by Alex Stone, manage to fight their way through to the final at the military games. After the final obstacle course, however, there is a fight between the Madison Academy cadets and the previous year's winners from the Wellington Academy, because a former Paynes cadet named Dotson, who now competes for Wellington, deliberately injured Stone shortly before the goal. The commander of Wellington then demands the immediate disqualification of Madison, but Major Payne, who has changed his mind in the meantime, shows up and can persuade the organizer to make a decision in the exercise . Instead of Stones, Payne leaves the youngest of the Kevin "Tiger" Dunne company in command. The tactic works and the Madison Academy wins the hotly contested trophy.
As a result of what happened, a friendship developed between the cadets and Payne. Payne settled in Virginia and adopted Tiger (who was an orphan) with Miss Walburn, who is now his partner. At the end of the film you can see that Payne is no longer as aggressive as he was at the beginning when greeting the new cadets, but that he will always keep his trainer personality.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 24, 1995 that the plot was well known, the dialogues and the representations were not. The comedy is Damon Wayans' best work since the TV series "In Living Color".
Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 24, 1995 that the cynical, painfully long comedy did not involve a single laugh.
“A story that is both psychologically and dramatically unbelievable, which tries to increase its low entertainment value with comical elements. Questionable because of the positive portrayal of military virtues that make the film an advertising campaign for the US Marines. "
background
The film was shot at the Miller School of Albemarle in Charlottesville and grossed over $ 29 million in US theaters.
Web links
- Major Payne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Major Payne at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- At war with Major Payne in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for At War Feet With Major Payne . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2006 (PDF; test number: 74 407 V / DVD).
- ↑ Age rating for At War Feet with Major Payne . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/major-payne-1995
- ↑ https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Film-Is-a-Real-Major-Payne-3039739.php
- ↑ At war with Major Payne. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110443/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_5
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=majorpayne.htm