A Man Called Sarge

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 Germanoccupied city of Tobruk.

At the time of production, Iowaborn actor Gary Kroeger was mostly remembered for his work on the latenight 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 Disneys 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 almostyears, 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 CanadianAmerican actors 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. ........

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