John Winger

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John Winger is the wisecracking, laid-back Army recruit played by Bill Murray in the 1981 comedy film "Stripes."

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John Winger canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
alignment good-natured rebel
appearsIn Stripes
appearsInGenre military comedy
appearsInTimePeriod Cold War era
audiencePerception lovable underachiever
branchOfService United States Army
characterType slacker hero
conflictWith military authority
countryOfFictionalContext United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor motion picture
directorOfWork Ivan Reitman
filmStudioOfWork Columbia Pictures
firstAppearanceYear 1981
genreOfWork comedy film
hasBestFriend Russell Ziskey
hasComrade Cruiser
Dewey Oxberger
Francis "Psycho" Soyer
Psycho
hasFriend Russell Ziskey
hasLoveInterest MP Stella Hansen
humorStyle deadpan
sarcastic
languageOfWork English
medium live-action film
militaryRank Private
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityInFiction American
notableFor humorous one-liners
irreverent attitude toward military discipline
notableScene improvised drill routine to "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
notableVehicleInPlot EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle
occupation Army recruit
personalityTrait laid-back
wisecracking
plotFunction drives much of the film’s comic action
portrayedBy Bill Murray
screenwriterCreator Daniel Goldberg
Harold Ramis
Len Blum NERFINISHED
servesUnder Sergeant Hulka
settingOfTraining fictional Army training camp
toneOfCharacter irreverent
yearOfWorkRelease 1981

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Stripes mainCharacter John Winger
Russell Ziskey hasFriend John Winger
Russell Ziskey enlistsWith John Winger
Russell Ziskey isSidekickOf John Winger
Russell Ziskey comedicDynamicWith John Winger