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A Man Called Sarge
A Man Called Sarge is a 1990 American parody film, written and directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer, Gretchen German and introducing a young Natasha Lyonne.
The humour is built on slapstick and verbal puns, in the fashion of comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, spoofing a variety of classic war films – notably Casablanca – and the stereotypes of the genre. Sarge (Gary Kroeger), the anti-hero protagonist, is a patriot with an over-the-top John Wayne persona. The antagonist, General Von Kraut (Marc Singer), is a derogatory portrayal of a German commander – extremely evil, perverted and a poor decision maker – emphasized by his name, as kraut is often used as a pejorative term for German soldiers. Furthermore, Sarge's group of misfit soldiers include a Native American, a New York Jew, a hillbilly and a French officer in the style of Maurice Chevalier.
A memorable moment in the film is when Miss Sadie (Gretchen German), a naïve mission school teacher, sings a song called "Jesus Was a Black Dude", with a full gospel choir, to the Arab children in her class.
The film was shot on location in Israel, even though it was set in North Africa.
Set during the World War II North African Western Desert Campaign, the story follows a misadventurous squad of French Foreign Legion deserters, led by their charismatic Sarge. They set out across the Sahara desert to strike a blow on the German-occupied city of Tobruk.
At the time of production, Gary Kroeger was mostly known for his work on the late-night comedy and variety TV show Saturday Night Live, where he was a regular from 1982 to 1985. Although Kroeger had starred in a few films prior to and after A Man Called Sarge, this is the only time he played the title role in a feature film. He had previously worked with director Stuart Gillard as the main character in Disney's 1987 television movie The Return of the Shaggy Dog.
Marc Singer was a well established TV actor when he enrolled as General Von Kraut, with a career spanning almost 20 years, including the lead role in the series V. As a feature actor, he was best known for the 1982 film The Beastmaster. A Man Called Sarge marked a return to the big screen and the start of a prolific film career during the 1990s. This was Singer's second collaboration with producer Gene Corman, the first being If You Could See What I Hear, released in 1982. They worked together again on Watchers II, released in the summer of 1990.
Gretchen German had an active television career since the mid-'80s, but A Man Called Sarge was her first feature film.
A Man Called Sarge
A Man Called Sarge is a 1990 American parody film, written and directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer, Gretchen German and introducing a young Natasha Lyonne.
The humour is built on slapstick and verbal puns, in the fashion of comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, spoofing a variety of classic war films – notably Casablanca – and the stereotypes of the genre. Sarge (Gary Kroeger), the anti-hero protagonist, is a patriot with an over-the-top John Wayne persona. The antagonist, General Von Kraut (Marc Singer), is a derogatory portrayal of a German commander – extremely evil, perverted and a poor decision maker – emphasized by his name, as kraut is often used as a pejorative term for German soldiers. Furthermore, Sarge's group of misfit soldiers include a Native American, a New York Jew, a hillbilly and a French officer in the style of Maurice Chevalier.
A memorable moment in the film is when Miss Sadie (Gretchen German), a naïve mission school teacher, sings a song called "Jesus Was a Black Dude", with a full gospel choir, to the Arab children in her class.
The film was shot on location in Israel, even though it was set in North Africa.
Set during the World War II North African Western Desert Campaign, the story follows a misadventurous squad of French Foreign Legion deserters, led by their charismatic Sarge. They set out across the Sahara desert to strike a blow on the German-occupied city of Tobruk.
At the time of production, Gary Kroeger was mostly known for his work on the late-night comedy and variety TV show Saturday Night Live, where he was a regular from 1982 to 1985. Although Kroeger had starred in a few films prior to and after A Man Called Sarge, this is the only time he played the title role in a feature film. He had previously worked with director Stuart Gillard as the main character in Disney's 1987 television movie The Return of the Shaggy Dog.
Marc Singer was a well established TV actor when he enrolled as General Von Kraut, with a career spanning almost 20 years, including the lead role in the series V. As a feature actor, he was best known for the 1982 film The Beastmaster. A Man Called Sarge marked a return to the big screen and the start of a prolific film career during the 1990s. This was Singer's second collaboration with producer Gene Corman, the first being If You Could See What I Hear, released in 1982. They worked together again on Watchers II, released in the summer of 1990.
Gretchen German had an active television career since the mid-'80s, but A Man Called Sarge was her first feature film.