Stripes is a 1981 American buddy military comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman , starring Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Warren Oates , P. J. Soles , Sean Young , and John Candy . Several actors including John Larroquette , John Diehl , Conrad Dunn and Judge Reinhold were featured in their first significant film roles . Joe Flaherty , Dave Thomas , Timothy Busfield and Bill Paxton also appeared early in their careers .
Stripes only featured women.