Private Benjamin (1980 film)
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| Directed by | Howard Zieff |
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| Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
| Edited by | Sheldon Kahn |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $9.2 million |
| Box office | $69.8 million |
Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, written by Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, and Harvey Miller, and starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, and Armand Assante.
The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980, and also spawned a short-lived television series starring Lorna Patterson as Judy Benjamin, with Brennan reprising her role as Captain Lewis. Private Benjamin ranked No. 82 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list, and No. 59 on Bravo's list of "100 Funniest Movies".