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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 01/05/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Military Comedy See Also: Major Payne

Hawk-like Marine Corps officer Benson Payne (Damon Wayans) attempts to whip into shape the usual assortment of misfit JROTC kids in this minor remake of The Private War of Major Benson. Of course, both the major and his pint-sized recruits have something to teach one another. Payne teaches them the value of self-discipline and instills self-confidence in them, and the recruits teach him to stop and smell the roses (not to mention the fact that kids sometimes need coddling rather than screaming). And, of course, there is the annual JROTC statewide competition, which the kids are obligated to win before the movie can end. While there are some funny moments (the major's exhibition in full-dress whites at a school dance, for example), the script seems too color-by-numbers to be interesting to anyone other than undiscriminating younger viewers. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Damon Wayans - Major Benson Payne
Karyn Parsons - Dr. Emily Walburn
William Hickey - Dr. Phillips
Michael Ironside - Lt. Colonel Stone
Albert Hall - General Elias Decke

Nick Castle directs In Living Color cast member Damon Wayans in the comedy Major Payne, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and crew, trailers, and production notes. This Universal release dies a superb job of presenting the film, but a commentary by Wayans would have made it something special. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide