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| writer = Stuart Gillard | narrator = Don LaFontaine | starring = | music = Chuck Cirino | cinematography = David Gurfinkel | editing = Richard Candib | studio = | distributor = The Cannon Group | released = | runtime = 88 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $92,706 }} ''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. Set during the World War II North African ''Western Desert Campaign'', it follows a misadventurous squad of French Foreign Legion deserters, led by their charismatic Sarge, who set out across the Sahara desert to strike a blow on the Nazi-occupied city of Tobruk. 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 movies – 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 Nazi 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 movie 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. ==Cast== At the time of production, Iowa-born actor Gary Kroeger was mostly remembered 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 highly successful series ''V''. As a feature actor, he was best known for the 1982 film ''The Beastmaster'', which grew a cult film status. ''A Man Called Sarge'' marks a return to the big screen and the start of a prolific film career during the 1990s. This was the Canadian-American actor'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. Canadian actress Gretchen German had an active television career since the mid-'80s when she was cast for the role of Sarge's love interest, Miss Sadie, marking her debut in feature film. American actress Natasha Lyonne, who was living in Israel at the time, achieved her first credited feature film role as a young Arab girl who gets punched in the face by General Von Kraut, while trying to defend Miss Sadie, her teacher. She is credited as Natasha Leon. She continued her acting career in the USA and is mainly recognized for her supporting role in the ''American Pie'' film series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Man Called Sarge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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