Stripes

1981 film by Ivan Reitman
Movie film Q174153
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Stripes

Summary

Stripes is a film[1]. Stripes ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,928 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stripes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Stripes was directed by Ivan Reitman[4].
  • Harold Ramis wrote the screenplay for Stripes[5].
  • Len Blum wrote the screenplay for Stripes[6].
  • Stripes's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[7].
  • Stripes's genre is buddy film[8].
  • Stripes's genre is action comedy film[9].
  • Stripes's genre is war film[10].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Bill Murray[11].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Warren Oates[12].
  • A cast member of Stripes was P. J. Soles[13].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Sean Young[14].
  • A cast member of Stripes was John Candy[15].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Harold Ramis[16].
  • A cast member of Stripes was John Larroquette[17].
  • A cast member of Stripes was John Diehl[18].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Judge Reinhold[19].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Joe Flaherty[20].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Lance LeGault[21].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Robert J. Wilke[22].
  • A cast member of Stripes was William Lucking[23].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Dave Thomas[24].
  • A cast member of Stripes was John Voldstad[25].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Conrad Dunn[26].
  • A cast member of Stripes was Bill Paxton[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Stripes was produced by Ivan Reitman[28]. Stripes was directed by Ivan Reitman[4]. Screenwriters include Harold Ramis[5] and Len Blum[6]. Cast members include Bill Murray[11], Warren Oates[12], P. J. Soles[13], Sean Young[14], John Candy[15], and Harold Ramis[16].

Publication

Publication dates include June 26, 1981[29], September 3, 1981[30], October 31, 1981[31], November 2, 1981[32], November 16, 1981[33], and December 10, 1981[34]. The original language of Stripes was English[35]. Genres include buddy film[8], action comedy film[9], and war film[10].

Subject and Themes

Stripes's main subject is Cold War[36].

Reception

Reviews include 88%[37], 6.6/10[38], and 68/100[39].

Why It Matters

Stripes ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,928 views/month).[2] Stripes has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Stripes is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 83131
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16353
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 16353, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26302, 41708
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1981-06-26T00:00:00Z, +1981-09-03T00:00:00Z, +1981-10-31T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter → Harold Ramis, Len Blum
    Duration → {'amount': '+118'}
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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