Character mistake: When Benjamin answers the phone in Lt. Rami's office, she should have said Lt Rami's office instead of Pvt. Benjamin.
Private Benjamin (1980)
1 character mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Howard Zieff
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Armand Assante, Eileen Brennan, Robert Webber
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: On her first day in basic, Judy is made to clean all the toilets in the latrine. There is a shot of her leaving the last stall and she is barefoot carrying her shoes. The next shot is outside the latrine and she can be seen wearing red rubber boots that almost reach her knees.
Judy Benjamin: What do you want from me? I didn't ask her to punish everybody! Do you think I like schlepping in the rain all day and all night?
Pvt. Wanda Winter: Just keep marching, Benjamin.
Judy Benjamin: My name is Judy! J-U-D-Y Judy and I'd like somebody to call me by my name! Oh, okay I took my life in my own hands, I made a mistake fine I'm sorry! I'll never do it again! I wanna wear my sandals... I wanna go out to lunch. I wanna be normal again.
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