Stripes
film by Reitman [1981]
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Murray
- In Bill Murray: SNL, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters

…cowritten by Brian Doyle-Murray; and Stripes (1981), about two friends (Murray and Harold Ramis) who join the army. In 1984 Murray starred with Aykroyd and Ramis in Ghostbusters, which became one of the highest-grossing films of the decade.
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Paxton
- In Bill Paxton

…in the major studio films Stripes [1981] and The Lords of Discipline [1983]), Paxton was cast by James Cameron in his sci-fi films The Terminator (1984) and Aliens (1986). Paxton’s portrayal of an unnerved redneck marine in the latter won him favorable notice. He was also memorable as an obnoxious…
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