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Renaissance Man

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
20K
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Danny DeVito in Renaissance Man (1994)
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Coming-of-AgeQuirky ComedyComedyDrama

A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.

  • Director
    • Penny Marshall
  • Writer
    • Jim Burnstein
  • Stars
    • Danny DeVito
    • Gregory Hines
    • James Remar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writer
      • Jim Burnstein
    • Stars
      • Danny DeVito
      • Gregory Hines
      • James Remar
    • 89User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast67

    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Bill Rago
    Gregory Hines
    Gregory Hines
    • Sergeant Cass
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Captain Tom Murdoch
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Jack Markin
    Lillo Brancato
    Lillo Brancato
    • Pvt. Donnie Benitez
    • (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
    Stacey Dash
    Stacey Dash
    • Pvt. Miranda Myers
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Pvt. Jackson Leroy
    Khalil Kain
    Khalil Kain
    • Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
    Peter Simmons
    • Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.
    Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory Sporleder
    • Pvt. Melvin
    • (as Greg Sporleder)
    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Colonel James
    Ben Wright
    • Private Oswald
    Ann Cusack
    Ann Cusack
    • Bill's Secretary
    Jeb Brown
    Jeb Brown
    • Young Executive #1
    Paul Abbott
    • Young Executive #2
    Nat Mauldin
    • U Love to Rent Voice
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writer
      • Jim Burnstein
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to Penny Marshall's memoir "My Mother Was Nuts", the part of Sergeant Cass was originally offered to Ving Rhames. He turned it down, as a friend (Quentin Tarantino) had written a part for him specifically in Pulp Fiction. When he turned the role down, it was offered to Gregory Hines. Penny Marshall's only concern was that Gregory Hines was too nice. Even when he was yelling at the troops, he came off as nice.
    • Goofs
      When presenting any award, such as a medal, the officer presenting the medal NEVER goes to the person to be awarded unless that person is disabled or otherwise unable to move easily. Instead Pvt Davis would have been ordered "front and center" in front of the Colonel to be presented his father's Silver Star Medal.
    • Quotes
      • Bill Rago: All I know is, the choices we make dictate the life we lead. "To thine own self be true."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Cowboy Way/Beverly Hills Cop III/Renaissance Man/The Flintstones/Little Buddha (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
      Performed by Us3
      Written by Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson, Rahsaan Kelly and Herbie Hancock
      Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
      Under license from CEMA Special Markets

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 3, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • By the Book
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, USA(Training Scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
      • Parkway Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,332,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,557,590
      • Jun 5, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,332,324
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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