P.J. Soles and Bill Murray star in the 1981 comedy favorite, 'Stripes,' which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. (Photo: Columbia/Courtesy Everett Collection) ...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Stripes, P.J. Soles talks about what it was like working with Bill Murray, how he was moody on set, and their intense connection during the kitchen scene. Soles ...

Along the way, Katz received some valuable insight from Murray’s Stripes co-star, P.J. Soles (Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Carrie, Halloween), and his brother, Joel (Mad Men).

P.J. Soles with the Ramones in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) P.J. Soles and Bill Murray in Stripes (1981) P.J. Soles wears a shirt featuring her Halloween character at a 2022 horror convention ...

P.J. Soles rose to fame in the late '70s, and established herself as a scream queen when horror movies were starting to explode in popularity. Her roles in the genre classics Carrie and Halloween ...

(Okay, maybe Stripes and Private Benjamin aren’t the genre movies Dread Central usually covers, but I think we remember them as well – especially P.J. displaying her comedy chops with Bill ...

2. BILL MURRAY AND P.J. SOLES DID BOOT CAMP FOR THREE DAYS. Both John Winger and Stella initially planned to wake up at 0500 and jog with real soldiers for two weeks. 3.

She then played one of Goldie Hawn ’s fellow soldiers in the 1980 comedy hit Private Benjamin. Her comedy streak continued the next year, when she played Bill Murray ’s love interest in Stripes.