The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine... they missed.

1998 en 104 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

Trailer

Cast

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

General Partridge

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Colonel James Burton

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Sgt. Fanning

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Colonel J.D. Bock

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Major William Sayers

Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Sgt. Benjamn Dalton

Dewey Weber

Dewey Weber

Spec-4 Granger

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Colonel Smith

J.C. MacKenzie

J.C. MacKenzie

Jones

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Casper Weinberger

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Madam Chairwoman

Christopher Grove

Christopher Grove

Congressman #1

Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Congressman #2

Darcas Macopson

Darcas Macopson

USMC Guard at Subway

Dominic D. DeNiro

Dominic D. DeNiro

Guard at Military Base

Daniel Raymont

Daniel Raymont

Unknown Officer

Randy Oglesby

Randy Oglesby

Test Range General

Billie Worley

Billie Worley

Test Range Lieutenant

Dann Florek

Dann Florek

Maj. Gen. Bob Braden

Beau Billingslea

Beau Billingslea

General Rainero

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

General Vice

Niko El Santo Zavero

Niko El Santo Zavero

First Lieutenant (uncredited)

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