History YMMV / GIJane

* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}s in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/WillSmith.

* HilariousInHindsight: A ''double case'' of this happens in the Japanese dub, and with the same character, no less: ''Master Chief Urgayle'', since the movie was dubbed ''twice'' there:
** In the dubbed version for Fuji TV, he is voiced by Creator/MasashiEbara, who, a few years later, would end voicing [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Might Guy]], a martial arts mentor who is the complete ''opposite'' of him in every single way.
** In the home video version, he was voiced by Creator/AkioOhtsuka, whose most famous role, [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]], was tortured many times in all the games of the series, just like he precisely does here.
** Urgayle's first name is John and holds the rank of Master Chief, much like the protagonist Master Chief (John-117) from the Halo video game franchise, in addition he is supervising a very similar Naval Commando training program (adjusted for era) that Halo's Master Chief went through during his childhood and adolescence.

* MemeticMutation: The film received memetic status after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th [[UsefulNotes/TheOscars Academy Awards]] about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/WillSmith.
* ParanoiaFuel: The scene where some of the soldiers are taken prisoner -- and their captors choose to torture Jordan because they know her comrades would [[WomenAreDelicate hate the sight of a woman being attacked]]. A disturbingly effective tactic that could easily be applied to real life.
** And this is usually one of the main reasons given when the subject of women in combat roles is proposed for the U.S. military. Not necessarily that women wouldn't be able to keep up, but that their presence would disrupt the normal functioning of a unit, in that male soldiers would instinctively go out of their way to protect or save their female comrades instead of performing their role.
* PresumedFlop: The film is often touted as one of many {{Star Derailing Role}}s for Creator/DemiMoore in TheNineties. While it got awful reviews and she received a Razzie for Worst Actress, the film actually just about broke even at the box office ($97 million worldwide on a $50 million budget), and quickly recouped costs by earning $22 million on home video. This attitude is likely because it followed the very rotten streak of ''[[Film/TheScarletLetter1995 The Scarlet Letter]]'' and ''Film/{{Striptease}}''.
* SignatureScene: Jordan shaving all her hair off is easily the most iconic moment in the film.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb -- grossing a respectable $97 million worldwide), and Creator/DemiMoore won a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] for it. At the time, she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''[[Film/TheScarletLetter1995 The Scarlet Letter]]'', so she had developed a sizeable group of detractors. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of her career.

* MemeticMutation: The film received memetic status after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th [[UsefulNotes/TheOscars Academy Awards]] about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/Will Smith.

* MemeticMutation: The film received memetic status after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th [[UsefulNotes/{{Oscars}} Academy Awards]] about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/Will Smith.

* MemeticMutation: The film received memetic status after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th [[UsefulNotes/{{Oscars}} AcademyAwards]] about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/Will Smith.

* MemeticMutation: The film received memetic status after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/AcademyAwards about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in him being slapped by Creator/Will Smith.

* PresumedFlop: The film is often touted as one of many {{Star Derailing Role}}s for Creator/DemiMoore in TheNineties. While it got awful reviews and she received a Razzie for Worst Actress, the film actually just about broke even at the box office ($97 million worldwide on a $50 million budget), and quickly recouped costs by earning $22 million on home video. This attitude is likely because it followed the very rotten streak of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' and ''Film/{{Striptease}}''.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb -- grossing a respectable $97 million worldwide), and Creator/DemiMoore won a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] for it. At the time, she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'', so she had developed a sizeable group of detractors. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of her career.

* PresumedFlop: The film is often touted as one of many {{Star Derailing Role}}s for Creator/DemiMoore in TheNineties. While it got awful reviews and she received a Razzie for Worst Actress, the film actually just about broke even at the Box Office, and quickly recouped costs by earning $22 million on home video. This attitude is likely because it was sandwiched between ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' and an adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' - which were indeed Box Office Bombs.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The gender equality anvil is hammered in very hard but it's still a good lesson. Equality means equality -- and giving a woman the same treatment expected of a man.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiec: Women in combat, Don’t ask, don’t tell, and base closures were all huge issues in the 90’s. After 9/11 they still existed, but weren’t much of a priority.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The gender equality anvil is hammered in very hard but it's still a good lesson. Equality means equality -- and giving a woman the same treatment expected of a man.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Women in combat, Don’t ask, don’t tell, and base closures were all huge issues in the 90’s. After 9/11 they still existed, but weren’t much of a priority.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb -- grossing a respectable $97 million worldwide), and Creator/DemiMoore won a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] for it. At the time, she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'', so she had developed a sizeable {{Hatedom}}. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of her career.

* ValuesDissonance: At one point in the film, the press tries to discredit Jordan on trumped-up charges that she is a lesbian and fraternising with women. This references the army's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that existed until 2011 -- which meant that gays in the military couldn't be discriminated against as long as they were closeted. If Jordan had been fraternising, she would have broken the law.

* ValuesResonance: The lesson of not giving females PositiveDiscrimination in the name of feminism is a lesson that's still relevant today.

** In the dubbed version for Fuji TV, he is voiced by Creator/MasashiEbara, who, a few years later, will end voicing [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Might Guy]], a martial arts mentor who is the complete ''opposite'' of him in every single way.

* IronWoobie: Everyone wants Jordan to fail and she has to endure all manner of punishment. But she takes it all in stride and just keeps going.
* ParanoiaFuel: The scene where some of the soldiers are taken prisoner - and their captors choose to torture Jordan because they know her comrades would [[WomenAreDelicate hate the sight of a woman being attacked]]. A disturbingly effective tactic that could easily be applied to real life.

** Urgayle [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating the ever-loving shit out of Jordan]] in front of the rest of the trainees, culminating in her promptly telling him to 'suck her dick' is pretty memorable, too.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The gender equality anvil is hammered in very hard but it's still a good lesson. Equality means equality - and giving a woman the same treatment expected of a man.
* ValuesDissonance: At one point in the film, the press tries to discredit Jordan on trumped up charges that she is a lesbian and fraternising with women. This references the army's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that existed until 2011 - which meant that gays in the military couldn't be discriminated against as long as they were closeted. If Jordan had been fraternising, she would have broken the law.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb - grossing a respectable $97 million worldwide) and Creator/DemiMoore won a Razzie Award for it. At the time she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' so she had developed a sizeable {{Hatedom}}. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of her career.

* BrokenBase: Viewers can't decide if Anne Bancroft's performance is too hammy and over-the-top, or effective enough for the character she's playing.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb - grossing a respectable $97 million worldwide) and Demi Moore won a Razzie Award for it. At the time she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' so she had developed a sizeable {{Hatedom}}. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of her career.

* BrokenBase: Viewers can't decide if Ann Bancroft's performance is too hammy and over-the-top, or effective enough for the character she's playing.

* VindicatedByHistory: The film was met with lukewarm reception when it was released (though it was ''not'' a BoxOfficeBomb - grossing a respectable $90 million worldwide) and Demi Moore won a Razzie Award for it. At the time she was still reeling from the backlash of ''{{Film/Striptease}}'' and a badly received adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' so she had developed a sizeable {{Hatedom}}. This has levelled off in recent years, and many regard this as one of the finest performances of Demi Moore's career.

** Urgayle [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating the ever-loving shit out of Jordan]] in front of the rest of the trainees, and her promptly telling him to 'suck her dick' is pretty memorable, too.

** And this is usually one of the main reasons given when the subject of women in combat roles is proposed for the U.S. military. Not necessarily that women wouldn't be able to keep up, but that their presence would disrupt the normal functioning of a unit, in that male soldiers would instinctively go out of their way to protect or save their female comrades instead of performing their role.

** In the home video version, he was voiced by Creator/AkioOhtsuka, whose most famous role, [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]], was tortured many times in all the games of the series, just like he precisely does.