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She's in the Army Now | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Earl W. Wallace |
Directed by | Hy Averback |
Starring | Kathleen Quinlan Jamie Lee Curtis Melanie Griffith Susan Blanchard Julie Carmen Janet MacLachlan |
Theme music composer | Artie Butler |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Harry R. Sherman |
Cinematography | William Jurgensen |
Editors | Diane Adler George Rohrs |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 15, 1981 |
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