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The Pentagon Wars

Actor(s): Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Olympia Dukakis, John C. McGinley, Tom Wright
Director(s): Richard Benjamin
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Movie Release: 1998
DVD Release: 05/31/2005
Format: DVD - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins
Studio: HBO Home Video
Members Wishing: 3
Genres: Comedy, Satire, Military Comedy

DVD Synopsis

Excessive military spending provides the impetus behind this sharp, satirical account of an honest Air Force colonel who is so shocked at government spending in its development of a troop transport vehicle that he decides to launch a personal investigation as to why it has taken the military 17 years and $14 billion to create it. When a certain Pentagon General finds out about the Colonel's inquiry, he does everything he can to stop him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Kelsey Grammer
Cary Elwes
Olympia Dukakis
John C. McGinley
Tom Wright

Member Movie Reviews

Damian M. (ratchet) wrote on 3/11/2009...

A great made-for-HBO movie with Cary Elwes and Kelsey Grammer. A comedic story of the battle for honest work vs. Washington insider favors and back-scratching. This story was about the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in particular, but could be applied to many Washington endeavors (M14 v. AR-15, for example). Would be a great watch with another made-for-HBO political comedy, The Second Civil War.