
1989. The Berlin Wall is about to fall, and the world is about to be made safe for the new world order. But outside of Stuttgart, West Germany, at Theodore Roosevelt Army Base, Specialist Ray Elwood of the 317th Supply Battalion is about to find his own cold war turn white hot. Elwood's a lovable rogue, a conscript who's managed to turn his military servitude into a blossoming network of black market deals, more out of boredom than ambition. Officially, there's his day job as... (Full plot summary below)
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1989. The Berlin Wall is about to fall, and the world is about to be made safe for the new world order. But outside of Stuttgart, West Germany, at Theodore Roosevelt Army Base, Specialist Ray Elwood of the 317th Supply Battalion is about to find his own cold war turn white hot. Elwood's a lovable rogue, a conscript who's managed to turn his military servitude into a blossoming network of black market deals, more out of boredom than ambition. Officially, there's his day job as battalion secretary to the inept but caring Commander Wallace Berman. On the side, there's everything from selling the locals stolen Mop'N'Glo to cooking heroin for the base's ruthless head of Military Police, Sgt. Saad. When a new top sergeant arrives, with the avowed intention of cleaning the base up, Elwood thinks the new blood is nothing he can't handle, especially after he lays eyes on the top's daughter, rebellious Robyn. But that was before he figured in the $5 million in stolen arms that just landed on his lap, Berman's jealous wife, an insane Turkish drug dealer, and, of course, the resulting lust, betrayal, and murder.
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| TheMovieChicks.comCherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann PaloneThis probably isn't a good recruiting tool but it's a great movie. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbita landscape that's been covered before with much more subtlety and humor, but the individual actors deliver the goods |
| OffoffoffJoshua TanzerBuffalo Soldiers is the wrong movie for today's America. That's what's so perfect. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenAn artfully constructed satire in the spirit of Mike Nichols' 'Catch 22.' |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderBegins as a cynically funny dark comedy but soon falls victim to a glut of subplots and unfocused writing. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonImagine if Robert Altman's M*A*S*H had been stifled back in 1970... and you can see the absurdity of the current climate. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe storyline becomes too idiotic and lacking enough funny or relevant moments to fly as a cutting edge satire. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiThere's a high-energy look, powering a tone of sorta satirical deadpan comedy, but problems arise when the director tries to mix his hip cynicism with a fully rounded story. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThis long-delayed release may one day be regarded as a minor find, thanks to some occasionally gruesome laughs, tight story construction and terrific supporting performances. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaBoasts a noirish script and a top-drawer cast. |