Today marks the anniversary for the wide release of Private Benjamin on October 10, 1980. I was too young to see this in theatres but I do remember this was the first R-rated film I was allowed to watch on cable! I still get some good laughs out of this one, especially from Eileen Brennan.
Here are just a few spots used for basic training, located at 3601 S Gaffey Street in San Pedro, California. This is right by Madonna’s Like A Prayer video filming location!
PJ Soles as Pvt Wanda Winter!
My favorite shot in the film!
I’m not sure where this shows up in the film, but this was on display in the prop room at Universal Studios.
