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Awesome awesome movie! One of my favorites growing up. Damon Waynes is a hard ass to some teens training them for the military games. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
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Major Payne
“He's looking for a few good men... or a few guys old enough to shave.”
65%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Major Payne (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Major Payne (1995) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Comedy, and Family with cozy, funny, and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch o… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Major Payne 65% (895 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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65%
from 895 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-03-24
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 11008
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What is Major Payne about?
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Major Payne?
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How long is the movie Major Payne?
The official runtime for Major Payne is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Damon Wayans
Maj. Benson Payne
Karyn Parsons
Emily Walburn
William Hickey
Dr. Phillips
Michael Ironside
Lt. Col. Stone
Albert Hall
Gen. Decker
Steven Martini
Cadet Alex Stone
Chris Owen
Cadet Wuliger
Andrew Leeds
Cadet Dotson
- J
Joseph Blaire
Cadet Bryan
- M
Mark W. Madison
Cadet Fox
- P
Peyton Chesson-Fohl
Cadet Sgt. Johnson
- S
Stephen Coleman
Cadet Leland
- M
Mark Conway
Police Sergeant
- D
David DeHart
Wellington Cadet Captain
- J
Joshua Todd Diveley
New Cadet
- R
Robert Faraoni Jr.
Smart Ass Soldier
Michael Gabel
Lt. Wiseman
Ross Bickell
Col. Braggart
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Awesome awesome movie! One of my favorites growing up. Damon Waynes is a hard ass to some teens training them for the military games. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
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