Rental of the Week: "No Time For Sergeants"

One of my favorite actors of all time stars in today's rental recommendation, "No Time For Sergeants!" Before starring in "The Andy Griffith Show" and my personal favorite, "Matlock," Andy Griffith starred in this hilarious comedy as a gullible hillbilly named Will Stockdale. The movie begins as Will is drafted into the Air Force, and due to his... lack of education, he drives everyone nuts! He especially gets on the nerves of his sergeant, Orville King. However, Will does make one friend named Ben Whitledge, who's goal is to be transferred into the infantry like his older brothers and older relatives. Will quickly proves himself to be a trouble maker, so Sergeant King puts him in charge of cleaning the latrine. Will doesn't understand that cleaning the latrine is a punishment, so to impress the sergeant, he cleans the place until it's spotless. When Sergeant King inspects the latrine he so impressed that he dubs Will PLO (Permanent Latrine Orderly)! Once again, Will has no idea that PLO isn't a real position, or honor for that matter. Will continues to clean the latrine, as well as to stay out of trouble, but he never gets classified. However, Sergeant King pulls some strings so he'll be transferred without being classified. He mainly does this to get rid of Will, but his plan soon backfires when Will blurts out the truth to the captain during an inspection. Will doesn't realize what he's done, but Sergeant King is threatened by the captain that if he doesn't get Will classified with all the others in his squad, he will no longer remain a sergeant. Sergeant King only has a week to get Will classified, but is even possible? You'll have to watch the movie to find out! Now I like this movie a lot, and there a many funny moments that will keep you laughing. The movie was originally a Broadway play, which was actually based on a book. I've starred in a production of "No Time For Sergeants," so it's easy for me to follow the story, but for anyone who has little knowledge of military life, it may not be that easy. I highly recommend this to veterans, for my veteran grandfather loved both the play and the movie! There are many good performances in this, including a small role played by Don Knotts. My only problem with the movie is that Andy Griffith looks a lot older than the other actors, but I'm glad he played the part anyway!