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Though a [[Fort Baxter (Kansas)|Fort Baxter]] exists in Kansas and the earlier seasons of the original television series were set in Kansas (with the final season in California), the film takes place in California, presumably near (and in) the actual city of [[Roseville, California|Roseville]] in [[Placer County]] (adjacent to [[Sacramento]]). This is evident from the frequent mentions of the City of Roseville, a California state flag in the office of Col. Hall, at the wedding ceremony ("by the power vested in me by the state of California") and mention of a trip to [[Lake Tahoe]] (which would be difficult to do driving in a short weekend from Kansas, though technically not impossible). The IMDB movie site states filming took place in [[Sierra Madre, California]], near [[Los Angeles]]. |
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Revision as of 00:42, 28 May 2012
| Sgt. Bilko | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Lynn |
| Written by | Nat Hiken Andy Breckman |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer |
| Starring | Steve Martin Dan Aykroyd Phil Hartman |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million (estimated) |
Sgt. Bilko is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman. It is an adaptation of the 1950s television series The Phil Silvers Show (which itself is often informally called Sgt. Bilko or simply Bilko).
Plot
Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko (played by Steve Martin) is in charge of the motor pool at Fort Baxter, a small US Army base. Exploiting this position, he directs a number of scams ranging from gambling to renting out military vehicles. His commanding officer, Colonel Hall, overlooks Bilko's money making schemes, as he is more concerned with his own affairs. Bad news begins when inspector Major Thorn (played by Phil Hartman), Bilko's rival, arrives at the camp and begins to cast scrutiny on Bilko's record.
Officially, Thorn is at Fort Baxter to conduct a general inspection of the base and determine if it should remain open. However, he is in fact determined to get revenge on Bilko to settle an old score the two have from Fort Dix, in which Thorn was nearly court-martialled in the midst of a fixed boxing match. Major Thorn, bitter and unprincipled, is not above breaking the law to ruin Bilko and relies more on illegitimate means than legitimate ones. Thorn also attempts to steal Bilko's long-time fiancee Rita, whom he has stood up on the altar more than a dozen times. Rita, despite being fond of Bilko, is tired of waiting for him to finally marry her and gives him thirty days to win her back or lose her for good.
Bilko, with the help of new arrival PFC Wally Holbrook, devises a means of avoiding Major Thorn's attempt to transfer him to Greenland. He rigs a demonstration of the base's malfunctioning hovertank, put on before a four-star general and numerous dignitaries. Since Thorn had deliberately tried to sabotage the tank the previous night, he confronts Bilko, Hall, and the general, loudly insulting Bilko and Hall and in the midst of his ranting confesses to sabotaging the hovertank. Major Thorn is immediately transferred to Greenland, and Sergeant Bilko is safe as chief of the motorpool once more.
However, by this time the last day of Rita's ultimatum has come. Just as Rita sadly begins to write Bilko off forever, she hears men outside her house, singing one of her and Bilko's favorite songs. Looking outside, she sees Bilko and his platoon on the lawn. Bilko asks Rita to marry him, and despite deliberately showing up late as Bilko did so many times, Rita does so.
Location
Though a Fort Baxter exists in Kansas and the earlier seasons of the original television series were set in Kansas (with the final season in California), the film takes place in California, presumably near (and in) the actual city of Roseville in Placer County (adjacent to Sacramento). This is evident from the frequent mentions of the City of Roseville, a California state flag in the office of Col. Hall, at the wedding ceremony ("by the power vested in me by the state of California") and mention of a trip to Lake Tahoe (which would be difficult to do driving in a short weekend from Kansas, though technically not impossible). The IMDB movie site states filming took place in Sierra Madre, California, near Los Angeles.
Cast
- Steve Martin .... Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
- Dan Aykroyd .... Colonel John T. Hall
- Phil Hartman .... Major Colin Thorn
- Glenne Headly .... Rita Robbins
- John Marshall Jones .... Sergeant Henshaw
- Pamela Adlon .... Sergeant Raquel Barbella (as Pamela Segall)
- Austin Pendleton .... Major Ebersole
- Chris Rock .... First Lieutenant Oster
- Cathy Silvers .... First Lieutenant Monday (as Catherine Silvers)
- Steve Park .... Captain Moon
- Debra Jo Rupp .... Mrs. Hall
- Richard Herd .... General Tennyson
- Dan Ferro .... Specialist Tony Morales
- John Ortiz .... Specialist Luis Clemente
- Max Casella .... Specialist Dino Paparelli
- Daryl Mitchell .... Private First Class Wally Holbrook
- Mitchell Whitfield .... Private First Class Mickey Zimmerman
- Brian Leckner .... Private First Class Sam Fender
- Eric Edwards .... Private Duane Doberman
- Charles C. Stevenson .... Minister
- Travis Tritt .... Himself
- Steve Kehela .... Master Sergeant Stan Sowicki
Reception
The film holds a 5.2/10 rating at the Internet Movie Database. Its Tomatometer rating at Rotten Tomatoes is 32%.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Sgt. Bilko at IMDb