Renaissance Man (1994)

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!

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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.

Release Date: June 3, 1994
Runtime: 2h 8m
Rating: 6.1/10 (316 votes)

Director: Penny Marshall

Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Ed Begley Jr., Lillo Brancato, Stacey Dash, Kadeem Hardison, Cliff Robertson

Production: Cinergi Pictures, Touchstone Pictures

vietnam veteran commercial advertising expert soldier unemployment woman director teachers and students

Budget: $40M
Revenue: $24M

Full Cast (48 people)

Danny DeVito as Bill Rago
Gregory Hines as Sergeant Cass
James Remar as Captain Tom Murdoch
Ed Begley Jr. as Jack Markin
Lillo Brancato as Soldat Donnie Benitez
Stacey Dash as Soldat Miranda Myers
Kadeem Hardison as Soldat Jamaal Montgomery
Cliff Robertson as Colonel James
Richard T. Jones as Pvt. Jackson Leroy
Khalil Kain as Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
Gregory Sporleder as Pvt. Melvin
Peter Simmons as Pvt. Brian Davis, Jr.
Mark Wahlberg as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Ann Cusack as Bill's Secretary
Jeb Brown as Young Executive #1
Paul Abbott as Young Executive #2
Nat Mauldin as U Love to Rent Voice (voice)
Hakiem Greenhut as Paperboy (voice)
Roy K. Dennison as Bum
Jenifer Lewis as Mrs. Coleman
Alanna Ubach as Emily Rago
Matt Keeslar as MP at Gate
Gary DeWitt Marshall as MP Directing Traffic
Leon Pridgen as Captain Murdoch's Aide
J.J. Nettles as Bartender
Thomas D. Houck as Company Commander
Shelia Logan as Female Platoon Drill Sergeant
Yolanda Tisdale as Female Platoon Drill Sergeant
Julio Domínguez as Male Platoon Drill Sergeant
Ronald Elder as Male Platoon Drill Sergeant

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Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!

128 min

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.

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!

128 min

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 Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$40,000,000

Revenue$24,332,324

Release Date6/3/1994

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Production Companies

Cinergi Pictures

Touchstone Pictures

Keywords

vietnam veteran

advertising expert

teachers and students

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Cast

Danny DeVito

as Bill Rago

Gregory Hines

as Sergeant Cass

James Remar

as Captain Tom Murdoch

Ed Begley Jr.

as Jack Markin

Lillo Brancato

as Soldat Donnie Benitez

Stacey Dash

as Soldat Miranda Myers

Kadeem Hardison

as Soldat Jamaal Montgomery

Cliff Robertson

as Colonel James

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Renaissance Man about?▾

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 arrive…

How long is Renaissance Man?▾

2h 8m

When was Renaissance Man released?▾

June 3, 1994

Who directed Renaissance Man?▾

Penny Marshall

Who stars in Renaissance Man?▾

Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar

What genre is Renaissance Man?▾

Comedy, Drama

What is Renaissance Man rated?▾

PG-13