Major Payne
by Nick Castle
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Actor: Damon Wayans, Joseph Blaire, Orlando Brown, Ross Bickell, Scott 'Bam Bam' BigelowDirector: Nick Castle
Brand: Universal
Producer: Damon Wayans
Cinematographer: Richard Bowen
Editor: Patrick Kennedy
Producer: Harry Tatelman
Writer: Joe Connelly
Writer: Bob Mosher
Writer: William Roberts
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-01-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Pictures
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Movie Review: Major Payne
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this movie on VHS and purchased it because it is something I would revisit in the future and chose to update to DVD. Funny and witty.
Summary of Major Payne
Bonus features: production notes talent bios film highlights theatrical trailer and web link. The military was never this much fun or this wild. Wayans is hilarious as a retired marine officer determined to whip a rambunctious group of cadets into a winning troop. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/24/2005 Starring: Damon Wayans Karyn Parsons Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Nick CastleLet's face facts here: You don't watch a movie like Major Payne for its artistic merit any more than you'd watch Schindler's List for its comedy. If you go in thinking otherwise, you're bucking for a disappointment. So it's a pleasant surprise to discover that Major Payne is more entertaining than a barrel full of bad reviews would lead you to believe. It's a totally formulaic comedy about a bunch of misfit kids who turn into a crack squad of skillfully disciplined ROTC cadets, but Damon Wayans is spot-on hilarious in the title role as the hardened military bulldog who whips the little slackers into shape. Wayans plays the role as if killing and warfare were the only joys in life, and when he finds himself cast adrift without a military commission, a scene that directly parodies Apocalypse Now lets you know that Wayans (who cowrote the script) is going to bring something new to this routine scenario. Major Payne's idea of a good bedtime story is to recall his worst battlefield horrors, and Wayans gives it just the right twist of comedy to put Payne's bullet-pierced heart in the right place--he's really just a good guy with an iron-clad exterior. The young recruits strut their stuff in the final round of their cadet competition (their marching rap is good for a solid laugh), and director Nick Castle keeps it all from becoming too stupid or over the top. It's arguably only for Wayans's most ardent fans, but as a send-up of all the great movie drill instructors, Major Payne is painlessly enjoyable. --Jeff Shannon
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