When her husband dies on their wedding night, a sheltered young high society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
29 August 1950, Springfield, New Jersey, USA
26 January 1908, Paris, France
23 September 1947, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
20 July 1927, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
7 April 1941, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 October 1949, New York City, New York, USA
14 October 1924, Santa Ana, California, USA
16 February 1932, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
17 July 1950, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
14 December 1938, Columbus, Ohio, USA
22 August 1930, New York City, New York, USA
26 February 1953, Palestine, Texas, USA
6 August 1925, Paris, Île-de-France, France
13 May 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 November 1945, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
26 September 1932, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
31 October 1941, New York City, New York, USA
15 July 1920
11 May 1972, Santa Monica, California, USA
May 08, 2017
The pampered Hawn's reactions to rigorous training exercises, her interactions with her superiors, and a not-quite-successful love affair with French physician Armand Assante while on duty in Europe inspire plenty of laughs.
February 09, 2006
Another depressing example of the big-screen gag-string sitcom, it turns exclusively on a plot that grew from a concept that developed from an idea that somebody should never have had - Goldie Hawn joins the army.
August 30, 2004
Mr. Zieff demonstrates great skill in keeping the gags aloft and in finding new ways by which to free the laughs trapped inside old routines about latrine duty, war games, forced marches and calisthenics.
May 08, 2017
"Private Benjamin" seems coarse, sluggish and interminable as a comedy scenario, but the profoundly depressing aspect of it is that Goldie Hawn appears to be receding as a comedienne and emerging as a boss lady.
May 08, 2017
This is arguably although unfortunately Goldie Hawn's most memorable role.
November 06, 2005
Goldie Hawn at the height of her powers.
June 12, 2005
Funny, popular Goldie Hawn comedy set in army boot camp.
May 01, 2011
Goldie Hawn gives a charming, Oscar-nominated performance in this lightly feminist service comedy.
January 21, 2015
Funny fish-out-of-water comedy with lots of sexual content.
January 29, 2004
Private Benjamin is a comic fairy tale with a delightful performance by Goldie Hawn.
March 26, 2009
[Hawn's] not so gifted that she can carry a heavy load of indifferent material on her own two little shoulders, without considerable sagging.
May 08, 2017
It's basically a one-joke effort, but that joke has Hawn throwing herself with great gusto into the role of a bewildered spoilt brat who comes good and her Oscar-nominated performance has huge charm.
