A Man Called Sarge
1990 film by Stuart Gillard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Man Called Sarge is a 1990 American parody film, written and directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer, Gretchen German and introducing a young Natasha Lyonne.
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Directed by | Stuart Gillard |
Written by | Stuart Gillard |
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Narrated by | Don LaFontaine |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Richard Candib |
Music by | Chuck Cirino |
Distributed by | The Cannon Group |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $92,706 (domestic) |
The humour is built on slapstick and verbal puns, in the fashion of comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, spoofing a variety of classic war films – notably Casablanca[1] – and the stereotypes of the genre. Sarge (Gary Kroeger), the anti-hero protagonist, is a patriot with an over-the-top John Wayne persona. The antagonist, General Von Kraut (Marc Singer), is a derogatory portrayal of a German commander – extremely evil, perverted and a poor decision maker – emphasized by his name, as kraut is often used as a pejorative term for German soldiers. Furthermore, Sarge's group of misfit soldiers include a Native American, a New York Jew, a hillbilly and a French officer in the style of Maurice Chevalier.[2]
A memorable moment in the film is when Miss Sadie (Gretchen German), a naïve mission school teacher, sings a song called "Jesus Was a Black Dude", with a full gospel choir, to the Arab children in her class.
The film was shot on location in Israel.