The Pentagon Wars
They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine... they missed.
Genres
Overview
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1998-02-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
68
Vote Average
6.8
Kelsey Grammer
General Partridge
Cary Elwes
Colonel James Burton
Viola Davis
Sgt. Fanning
John C. McGinley
Colonel J.D. Bock
Tom Wright
Major William Sayers
Clifton Powell
Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
Dewey Weber
Spec-4 Granger
Richard Schiff
Colonel Smith
J.C. MacKenzie
Jones
Richard Benjamin
Casper Weinberger
Olympia Dukakis
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Christopher Grove
Congressman #1
Sam Anderson
Congressman #2
Darcas Macopson
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Dominic D. DeNiro
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Daniel Raymont
Unknown Officer
Randy Oglesby
Test Range General
Billie Worley
Test Range Lieutenant
Dann Florek
Maj. Gen. Bob Braden
Beau Billingslea
General Rainero
Richard Riehle
General Vice
Niko El Santo Zavero
First Lieutenant (uncredited)
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