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The Pentagon Wars(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-02-28
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81 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine... they missed.
Overview:
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.)
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Pentagon Wars
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kelsey Grammer
General Partridge
Cary Elwes
Colonel James Burton
Viola Davis
Sgt. Fanning
John C. McGinley
Colonel J.D. Bock
Tom Wright
Major William Sayers
Clifton Powell
Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
Dewey Weber
Spec-4 Granger
Richard Schiff
Colonel Smith
J.C. MacKenzie
Jones
Richard Benjamin
Casper Weinberger
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