Major Payne (1995)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Michael Ironside, Chris Owen, Al Cerullo, Ross Bickell, Damon Wayans, Chris Williams, Damien Dante Wayans, Leonard L. Thomas, Albert Hall, Orlando Brown, Karyn Parsons, Steven Martini, Joseph Blaire, Andrew Leeds, Peyton Chesson-Fohl, Mark W. Madison, Mark Conway, David DeHart, Joshua Todd Diveley, Michael Gabel, Scott Charles Bigelow, John Louis Fischer
Trailer
Reviews
75
Payne is played in the movie by Damon Wayans, in the best work he's done since the inspired "In Living Color" TV series.
70
While Major Payne is too predictable for most adults, it's an ideal entertainment for youthful audiences that allows Damon Wayans to be at his best in a dream part.
70
The hero's hilarious efforts to become an ROTC commander at a Virginia prep school are more than enough ammunition for this riotous military parody.
60
It’s relatively foolproof light entertainment, undone only when it strays too far into the absurd or wears the mantle of Wayans’ comedy persona.
60
Major Payne takes about an hour and 10 minutes before it wallows in sappiness. That's not a bad record for a formula family comedy in which the ending is clear from the start.
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