Major Payne (1995)

Name: Major Payne
Director: Nick Castle
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Released: 1995-03-24
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Damon Wayans, Karyn Parsons, William Hickey, Michael Ironside

Adventure Comedy Family

Director: Nick Castle

Cast: Damon Wayans, Karyn Parsons, William Hickey, Michael Ironside

Runtime95 min

RatingPG-13

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Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.

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Damon Wayans shines as the eccentric and hilarious Major Payne in this 1995 comedy directed by Nick Castle, blending adventure and family-friendly humor into a unique and memorable experience that will delight fans of offbeat characters and fish-out-of-water stories.

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Major Payne is a 1995 American military comedy thriller film directed by Nick Castle and starring Damon Wayans, who wrote with Dean Lorey and Gary Rosen. The film co-stars Karyn Parsons, Steven Martini, and Michael Ironside. It is a loose remake of the 1955 film The Private War of Major Benson, starring Charlton Heston. Major Payne was released in the United States on March 24 and grossed $30 million. Wayans plays a hardened military officer who, after being discharged, attempts to lead a dysfunctional group of youth cadets to victory in a competition.