The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Feb. 28, 1998

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.

The Pentagon Wars

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Feb. 28, 1998

The Pentagon Wars
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers HBO
Original title The Pentagon Wars
Directors Richard Benjamin
Writers Jamie Malanowski, James Burton, Martyn Burke

Cast

Kelsey Grammer

as Maj. Gen. Partridge

Cary Elwes

as Lt. Col. James Burton

Viola Davis

as Platoon Sgt. Fanning

John C. McGinley

as Col. J.D. Bock

Clifton Powell

as Sgt. Benjamn Dalton

Dewey Weber

as Sp4 Ganger

Richard Schiff

as Col. / Brig. Gen. Robert Laurel Smith

J. C. MacKenzie

as Jones (Pentagon tank designer)

Richard Benjamin

as Caspar Weinberger (Secretary of Defense)

Olympia Dukakis

as Madam Chairwoman, Armed Services Committee

Tom Wright

as Maj. William Sayers