The Pentagon Wars (1998)

6.9/10 • 104 min • Comedy Drama War TV Movie

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. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

Cast

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. Benjamn Dalton

Dewey Weber

Spec-4 Granger

Richard Schiff

Colonel Smith

J.C. MacKenzie

Jones

Richard Benjamin

Casper Weinberger

Olympia Dukakis

Madam Chairwoman

Christopher Grove

Congressman #1

Sam Anderson

Congressman #2

Darcas Macopson

USMC Guard at Subway

Daniel Raymont

Unknown Officer

Randy Oglesby

Test Range General

Dann Florek

Maj. Gen. Bob Braden

Beau Billingslea

General Rainero

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