Major Payne (1995)

Director:

Nick Castle

Writers (WGA):

Joe Connelly (story) &
Bob Mosher (story) ...

Release Date:

24 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He's looking for a few good men... or a few guys old enough to shave.

Plot:

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the...

Plot Keywords:

Bullet | Teaching | Grenade | Obesity | Stepfather Stepson Relationship

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28

8:00 PM

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Cast

Damon Wayans	...	Maj. Benson Payne
Ross Bickell	...	Col. Braggart
Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow	...	Huge Biker
Joseph Blaire	...	Cadet Bryan (as Joda Blare-Hershman)
Orlando Brown	...	Cadet Kevin 'Tiger' Dunne
Peyton Chesson-Fohl	...	Cadet Sgt. Johnson
Stephen Coleman	...	Cadet Leland
Mark Conway	...	Police Sergeant
David DeHart	...	Wellington Cadet Captain
Joshua Todd Diveley	...	New Cadet
Robert Faraoni Jr.	...	Smart Ass Soldier
Michael Gabel	...	Lt. Wiseman
Albert Hall	...	Gen. Decker
William Hickey	...	Dr. Phillips
Michael Ironside	...	Lt. Col. Stone

Also Known As:

Auf Kriegsfuß mit Major Payne (Germany) [de]
I megali ton lohagon sholi (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Il maggiore Payne (Italy) [it]
Mayor Payne (Spain) (video title) [es]
Payne örnagy (Hungary) [hu]
Vamos a ganar! (Argentina) (video title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some crude humor and behavior.

Runtime:

Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Ashland, Virginia, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Loose remake of The Private War of Major Benson (1955).

Goofs:

Continuity: Early in the movie, when Major Payne kicks the window in his room, the next shot of him shows the window is not broken. It looks brand new.

Quotes:

[Major Payne yells at Cadet Fox]
Major Payne: What's your damage, muscle head? You stupid? You ignorant or are you just plain old deaf?
Woliger: Actually, sir, he is deaf.
Major Payne: Oh, thank you now drop down and give me 25 more for speaking out of line!
[back to Fox]
Major Payne: I'm sorry, Mr. Handicapped Man. I did not mean to offend you. Do you understand sign language? Can you read lips? Well if you don't answer me when I speak to you, I'm gonna put my foot in your ass, is that clear dummy?
Cadet Fox: Sir, yes sir!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Your Studio and You (1995)

Soundtrack:

Hey Mr. D.J.

I am surprised to see some bad reviews here

I am a parent and very choosey about what content they view and I don't think children should see the movie BUT I would let them see this before I would Spiderman. Why? No sexual tone in this one, and no serious violence, just some sarcasm. I don't know what the kids may have gone through in the filming but I seriously doubt they experienced what the viewers did. I think the film is hilarious since the kids don't get hit by a car like in scary movie 3. Nowadays it seems you have to take what good is left in the big pile of shi@ and salavage what is still good to watch. I think it's never funny to laugh at child violence or the idea of a child being molested by a priest(scary movie3). I think it would be a bigger hit to bring out a Major Payne 2.