Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
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1994
2h 8m
6.1(306 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.

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Production Companies

Cinergi Pictures
Touchstone Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Danny DeVito

Bill Rago

Danny DeVito
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Gregory Hines

Sergeant Cass

Gregory Hines
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James Remar

Captain Tom Murdoch

James Remar
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Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Markin

Ed Begley Jr.
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Lillo Brancato

Soldat Donnie Benitez

Lillo Brancato
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Stacey Dash

Soldat Miranda Myers

Stacey Dash
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Kadeem Hardison

Soldat Jamaal Montgomery

Kadeem Hardison
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Cliff Robertson

Colonel James

Cliff Robertson
Acting

Richard T. Jones

Pvt. Jackson Leroy

Richard T. Jones
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Khalil Kain

Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs

Khalil Kain
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Gregory Sporleder

Pvt. Melvin

Gregory Sporleder
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Peter Simmons

Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.

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Mark Wahlberg

Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood

Mark Wahlberg
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Ann Cusack

Bill's Secretary

Ann Cusack
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Jeb Brown

Young Executive #1

Jeb Brown
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Paul Abbott

Young Executive #2

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Writing

Nat Mauldin

U Love to Rent Voice (voice)

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Hakiem Greenhut

Paperboy (voice)

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Roy K. Dennison

Bum

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Jenifer Lewis

Mrs. Coleman

Jenifer Lewis
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Alanna Ubach

Emily Rago

Alanna Ubach
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Matt Keeslar

MP at Gate

Matt Keeslar
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Gary DeWitt Marshall

MP Directing Traffic

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Leon Pridgen

Captain Murdoch's Aide

Leon Pridgen
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J.J. Nettles

Bartender

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Thomas D. Houck

Company Commander

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Shelia Logan

Female Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Yolanda Tisdale

Female Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Julio Domínguez

Male Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Ronald Elder

Male Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Robert Head

Male Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Robert Steele

Male Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Kenneth McKee

MP

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Jose Ortez

MP

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Laurence Irby

Officer

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Belinda Fairley

Female Private

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Christopher James Baker

Laundry Private #1

Christopher James Baker
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Sal Rendino

Laundry Private #2

Sal Rendino
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Gary T. McTague

Laundry Truck Driver

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Alexander Zmijewski

Colonel James' Aide

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Isabella Hofmann

Marie

Isabella Hofmann
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Samaria Graham

Shana Leroy

Samaria Graham
Directing

Michael Haley

Florist

Michael Haley
Acting

Daniel Bateman

Graduation Drill Sergeant

Daniel Bateman
Acting

Alphonsa Smith

Graduation Sergeant Major

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Jim Ochs

Customs Officer

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Don Reilly

Henry V.

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Crew

Randy Hall

Henry V. Lead Archer

Randy Hall
Acting

Ben Wright

Private Oswald

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