We’re rewinding to the 80s with Private Benjamin—a film that promised laughs but delivered… some but also something else. Marketed as a comedy, it’s more “existential boot camp” than laugh-out-loud romp. We throw on our modern-day lenses and break it all down, uncovering themes you probably didn’t expect hiding under all that khaki.

Goldie Hawn joins the Army—what could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler: pretty much everything.)