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Truth is stranger than fiction in this satiric comedy about an honest Air Force officer's attempt to expose a case of government spending gone mad! How could the government spend 17 years and $14 billion developing a simple troop carrier? Colonel Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) is determined to find out...and Pentagon general Kelsey Grammer (TV's Frasier) is just as determined to stop him! Directed by Richard Benjamin; teleplay by Jamie Malanowski and Martyn Burke, based on the book by James Burton.

1998 · 1h 44m

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The Pentagon Wars

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Truth is stranger than fiction in this satiric comedy about an honest Air Force officer's attempt to expose a case of government spending gone mad! How could the government spend 17 years and $14 billion developing a simple troop carrier? Colonel Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) is determined to find out...and Pentagon general Kelsey Grammer (TV's Frasier) is just as determined to stop him! Directed by Richard Benjamin; teleplay by Jamie Malanowski and Martyn Burke, based on the book by James Burton.

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Studio
Jersey Films
Released
1998
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
R Restricted. Under 17 requires a parent or guardian
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 Home Box Office, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.