The Pentagon Wars
1998 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 5,483 VOTES · DIR. Richard Benjamin
Overview
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,254 lines
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00:02:33 I think it might be useful to clarify a few things right off the bat.
00:06:23 - I fail to see your point. - My point is...
00:10:11 Howard Matheson.
00:13:40 Cease fire. Cease fire.
00:17:54 Has anything been altered on this vehicle since the test?
00:21:46 You're new to the project.
00:25:25 But it's a troop carrier, General.
00:28:48 "I am a troop carrier, not a tank, please don't shoot"?
00:32:25 If you'd all just take your seats.
00:36:20 and let's not forget our ongoing problems with the Soviet Union.
00:41:08 they would choose us in a heartbeat.
00:44:47 of the tests Colonel Burton proposed?
00:48:51 How many Bradleys were lost during that experiment?
00:52:32 Those goddamn tests could save lives.
00:55:44 Merinos or short hair? Shorn merino ewes or unshorn merino lambs?
00:59:33 Move it!
01:04:23 That's it.
01:09:23 - What? - One call.
01:13:50 Sir, an M-16 is a deadly weapon.
01:17:40 which can be sent to anyone remotely involved with the Bradley.
01:21:57 It's his report that I don't approve of.
01:25:55 Well, you have the figures, don't you?
01:30:34 A lot of you used it in Vietnam. But you were lucky.
01:36:26 How much fuel is in those tanks, Sergeant? Just enough to do those manoeuvres?
Cast & Characters
Kelsey Grammer
General Partridge
Cary Elwes
Colonel James Burton
Viola Davis
Sgt. Fanning
John C. McGinley
Colonel J.D. Bock
Tom Wright
Major William Sayers
Clifton Powell
Sgt. Benjamin Dalton
Dewey Weber
Spec-4 Granger
Richard Schiff
Colonel Smith
J.C. MacKenzie
Jones
Richard Benjamin
Casper Weinberger
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,254
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:02:33
Final line01:36:26
Production Record
DirectorRichard Benjamin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,483