Renaissance Man

"One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!"

1994 2h 8m EN

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6.1

MID

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13%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 330🥫13%Rotten Tomatoes●44Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 20,120

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!”

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Cast

Danny DeVito
Bill Rago
Gregory Hines
Sergeant Cass
James Remar
Captain Tom Murdoch
Ed Begley Jr.
Jack Markin
Lillo Brancato
Soldat Donnie Benitez
Stacey Dash
Soldat Miranda Myers
Kadeem Hardison
Soldat Jamaal Montgomery
Cliff Robertson
Colonel James

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Penny Marshall
Writers: Jim Burnstein
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 61% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Penny Marshall, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Danny DeVito and Gregory Hines and James Remar carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Penny Marshall directs. Adam Greenberg behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. George Bowers cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 61% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Penny Marshall, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Danny DeVito and Gregory Hines and James Remar carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!".
9IMDB entry: tt0110971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.