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Basic Training (1985)
Director: Andrew Sugerman
Cast: Ann Dusenberry, Rhonda Shear, Angela Aames, Will Nye
Runtime88 min
RatingR
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Melinda comes to Washington DC to visit her friend Debbie, and to find a job in government, where she hopes to do her part to make it better. She gets a lower echelon administrative position at the Pentagon, and finds things pretty slack. Her boss seems to be more interested in getting into her pants than trying to find lost data on the Russians. Melinda resists his advances and begins working her way up in the Pentagon, finding subtle ways of getting her policies implemented by manipulating the slovenly males that populate the Pentagon, including finding a way to defuse the mounting conflict with the Russians
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Basic Training (1985), directed by Andrew Sugerman, follows Melinda as she navigates the bureaucratic culture of the Pentagon in search of a government job. While the film has not received widespread critical acclaim, it provides an insider's perspective on the challenges and power dynamics within the government workplace.
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Basic Training (1985) directed by Andrew Sugerman offers a unique blend of workplace comedy and subtle social commentary, as it follows a young woman's mission to navigate the bureaucratic landscape of the Pentagon and effect change from within. Starring Ann Dusenberry, Rhonda Shear, and Angela Aames, the film provides an engaging and humorous look at the challenges of challenging the status quo.
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Basic Training is a 1985 sex comedy film by Andrew Sugerman. It is often considered to be one of the worst films of 1985. While set in Washington, D.C., most of the production was filmed in Los Angeles, including Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. During production the working title was "Up The Pentagon."
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