Bringing A Movie To Life-
Private Benjamin
I was reading an article the other day on Nancy Meyers’s Movies. I don’t think I have heard of Nancy Meyers, but I thought I would take a look at her work. First off, who is Nancy Meyers? Here is a comment from Wikipedia…
“Nancy Meyers is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films.”
I found the movie Private Benjamin on Amazon. I think the rent was $3.99. Here is the description of the movie I found on
A Jewish-American princess, Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn), is devastated when her husband (Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night. While she grieves, a duplicitous recruiter for the Women’s Army Corps convinces her to enlist. Judy thinks her enlistment is like a vacation, but Captain Lewis (Eileen Brennan) quickly dashes her hopes of an easy time. As Judy goes through basic training like any other grunt, she becomes a good soldier and develops a sense of self-esteem.
- A quote in the movie is when Private Benjamin realizes she is trapped in the army, she says… “I want to go out to lunch.” So you could go out for a nice lunch.
- There are military bands and jazz bands in the movie. Go out to listen to music at a local venue.
- People seemed to wear a lot of black in this movie. It would be nice to buy a little black dress; I know I need one.
- Buy something Army green.
- Private Benjamin had to clean the latrine with a toothbrush. You could buy an electric toothbrush.
- Of course, there is a lot of working out in boot camp. You could go to a local health club and do a “boot camp” workout. I would like to do that, but I am a little scared:-)
- You could watch the movie and pick out a few items found in the movie that you would like to buy and search for them on Amazon.
Women’s Summer Short Sleeve Casual Dresses V-Neck Floral Party Dress with Pockets
I think this dress is cute, and it has pockets!
American Flag Tank Tops Women Patriotic Shirt
I was trying to find something Army green. This, I think, fits the bill, and it is patriotic.
Accudart Match Pro Dartboard Cabinet Set – Official Size
If you watch the movie closely, you will see a dart board in one of the scenes. This one on Amazon looks like fun.
Oral-B Pro 1000 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush
I put this in the mix because Private Benjamin had to clean the latrine with her electric toothbrush.
Cuisinart 9-Cup Continuous Feed Food Processor
A food processor was seen early on in the movie as a gift.
Barnes and Ivy Traditional Asian Chinese Style Table Lamp
This is somewhat similar to a lamp I saw in the movie.
Oversized Cotton Bedspread Queen Size
There is a bedroom with navy bedding in the movie. I thought this was pretty, and it would go well with the lamp.