Basic Training
Seen it?1985 | 88 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who wants a laugh. Easy company after a long day.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 28 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Sugerman
- Ann DusenberryMelinda
- Rhonda ShearDebbie
- Angela AamesCheryl
- Will NyeLt. Cranston
- Walter GotellNabokov
- Marty BrillGeneral Strombs
- William A. ForesterGeneral Kane
- Christopher PennockMajor Magnum
- Mark WithersCaptain Drysdale
- Gerard PrendergastBill Slater