Deux nigauds soldats

Original title: Buck Privates

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Deux nigauds soldats (1941)

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Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

4.9K

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Laverne Andrews
(as The Andrews Sisters)

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews
(as The Andrews Sisters)

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews
(as The Andrews Sisters)

Samuel S. Hinds

Maj. Gen. Emerson

Harry Strang

Sgt. Callahan

Nella Walker

Mrs. Parker II

Leonard Elliott

Henry

Shemp Howard

Chef

M.J. Frankovich

Announcer
(as Mike Frankovitch)

Dora Clement

Miss Durling - Camp Hostess
(as Dora Clemant)

Jean Brooks

Camp Hostess
(as Jeanne Kelly)

Director
- Arthur Lubin
Writers
- Arthur T. Horman
- John Grant
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Abbott and Costello's drill routine ran only 2-1/2 minutes in the script, but were allowed five minutes of screen time because of their ad-libbing. In fact, much of their dialogue in the film was ad-libbed.

Goofs
During the dice game, Lou's tie is on for the close-ups, but off for the long shots.

Quotes
Slicker Smith: You're 40 years-old and you're in love with this little girl that's 10 years-old. You're four times as old as that girl and you couldn't marry her, could you?
Herbie Brown: Not unless I come from the mountains.
Slicker Smith: All right- you're 40 years-old, you're four times as old as this girl, and you can't marry her, so you wait five years. By that time the little girl's 15 and you're 45. You're only three times as old as that little girl. So you wait 15 years and when the girl is 30, you're at 60. You're only twice as old as that little girl.
Herbie Brown: She's catching up.
Slicker Smith: Yes, yes. Now here's the question. How long do you have to wait until you and that little girl are the same age?
Herbie Brown: Now what kinda question is that? That's ridiculous!
Slicker Smith: Ridiculous or not, answer the question.
Herbie Brown: If I wait for that girl she'll pass me up. She'll wind up older than I am.
Slicker Smith: What are you talking about?
Herbie Brown: She'll have to wait for me!
Slicker Smith: Why should she wait for you?
Herbie Brown: ...I was nice enough to wait for her!

Connections
Featured in Deux nigauds démobilisés (1947)

Soundtracks
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Lyrics by Don Raye
Music by Hugh Prince
Performed by The Andrews Sisters (uncredited)

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Bud & Lou's stars-making vehicle

BUCK PRIVATES (1941) **** Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their first starring film (their debut in "One Night in the Tropics" were supporting comic foils) catapulted them into the stratosphere of movie stardom as the premiere comedy team of the 1940s and this film was the lifesaver for their home studio Universal which was precariously close to bankruptcy until the release of this comic masterpiece with the boys in over their heads as unknowing volunteers in the US Army. Uproariously funny particularly their drill instruction scenes with Bud and Lou improvising ("What time is it?" "None of your business!") Look for frequent co-stars the musical singing siblings The Andrews Sisters (who sing the smash "The Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy") and also look for Shemp Howard, of The Three Stooges, in the mess sequence with Lou.