--- title: "Watch a real US Army honor guard perform the ‘Razzle Dazzle’ from the movie ‘Stripes’" description: "The 1981 film \"Stripes\" featured what is probably the worst group of movie soldiers ever to join the Army (that was kinda the point of the film). Bill Murray's John Winger is a New York cab driver who loses his…" date: "2021-11-19" modified: "2021-11-19" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/watch-a-real-us-army-honor-guard-perform-the-razzle-dazzle-from-the-movie-stripes/" categories: - "Army" - "Entertainment" - "History" - "Movies and TV" --- # Watch a real US Army honor guard perform the ‘Razzle Dazzle’ from the movie ‘Stripes’ ![]() The 1981 film "Stripes" featured what is probably the worst group of movie soldiers ever to join the Army (that was kinda the point of the film). Bill Murray's John Winger is a New York cab driver who loses his job, apartment, and girlfriend and decides to join the Army as a way to avoid being a total failure in life. He convinces his best friend Russell Ziskey (played by the late Harold Ramis) to join with him. Their drill sergeant, Sgt. Hulka (played by the late Warren Oates), is injured during mortar practice and the group has to finish basic training without instruction (suspend your disbelief for this *comedy*, troops). ![]() In an effort to stay in the Army and graduate from Basic Training, Winger and his platoon stay up for an entire night (the whole night!) in order to put on the unconventional yet highly produced and coordinated routine. Uniform violations are everywhere, so if that's the kind of thing that gives you seizures, try not to look too closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzub\_ghAbM Scenes from the movie, including those on post and those in Czechoslovakia, were filmed on Fort Knox, so the film is close to hearts of the Fort Knox, Kentucky community. The movie celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2016. To help that celebration, an honor guard from the U.S. Army's Human Resources Command performed the entire Stripes "Razzle Dazzle" graduation routine at Fort Knox (complete with uniform violations). ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()