I didn’t have time to write a film review today but there’s no way I could late July 5th pass without honoring my favorite actor, Warren Oates.  Oates played a lot of great roles over the course of his career but my favorite was his performance as Sgt. Hulka in 1981’s Stripes.

Here’s Warren Oates, as Sgt. Hulka, asking all the new recruits why they joined the Army.  To those who would say that this isn’t a realistic portrayal of basic training, all I can say is “Lighten up, Francis.”