Renaissance Man
Seen it?1994 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Holdovers or The Station Agent, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 133K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Penny Marshall
- Danny DeVitoBill Rago
- Gregory HinesSergeant Cass
- James RemarCaptain Tom Murdoch
- Ed Begley Jr.Jack Markin
- Lillo BrancatoSoldat Donnie Benitez
- Stacey DashSoldat Miranda Myers
- Kadeem HardisonSoldat Jamaal Montgomery
- Cliff RobertsonColonel James
- Richard T. JonesPvt. Jackson Leroy
- Khalil KainPvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs