Russell Ziskey

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fictional character film character

Russell Ziskey is a hapless but witty cab driver who becomes a reluctant Army recruit and one of the central comedic figures in the 1981 film "Stripes."

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Russell Ziskey canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
alignment good-natured ⓘ
appearsIn Stripes ⓘ
branchOfMilitary United States Army ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army
characterArc from reluctant recruit to more confident soldier ⓘ
characterTrait hapless ⓘ
witty ⓘ
comedicDynamicWith John Winger ⓘ
countryOfWork United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
enlistsWith John Winger ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork Ivan Reitman ⓘ
filmStudioOfWork Columbia Pictures ⓘ
genreOfWork comedy film ⓘ
hasFriend John Winger ⓘ
hasRomanticSubplotWith MP Louise Cooper ⓘ
isSidekickOf John Winger ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeRole central comedic figure ⓘ
notableFor comic mishaps in basic training ⓘ
deadpan humor ⓘ
notableScene EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle mission ⓘ
basic training graduation performance ⓘ
occupation cab driver ⓘ
portrayedBy Harold Ramis ⓘ
primarySetting Army basic training ⓘ
reluctanceReason disinterest in military discipline ⓘ
roleInStory reluctant Army recruit ⓘ
screenwriterOfWork Daniel Goldberg ⓘ
Harold Ramis ⓘ
Len Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ
toneOfHumor self-deprecating ⓘ
yearOfWork 1981 ⓘ

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Stripes → mainCharacter → Russell Ziskey ⓘ
John Winger → hasFriend → Russell Ziskey ⓘ
John Winger → hasBestFriend → Russell Ziskey ⓘ