Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.
Stripes has generally received positive reviews.
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Stripes was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 593 reviews, giving Stripes (1981) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 70%, Stripes is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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