In the Army Now (1994)
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Comedian Pauly Shore goes to boot camp in this comedy adventure set in Chad. It was filmed on location in the California and Arizona deserts. Shore is cast as Bones, a dreamer who wants to open his own stereo shop with his best friend Jack. To earn the cash, Bones talks Jack into joining the Army… More Comedian Pauly Shore goes to boot camp in this comedy adventure set in Chad. It was filmed on location in the California and Arizona deserts. Shore is cast as Bones, a dreamer who wants to open his own stereo shop with his best friend Jack. To earn the cash, Bones talks Jack into joining the Army reserves. In boot camp, they are trained as water purifiers. While in camp, they meet the feisty Christine who takes no guff from men and Fred who is afraid of everything. The foursome are called to active duty and positioned in the deserts of Chad. Through a great mix up, they find themselves driving a water tanker behind Libyan enemy lines. There they must extricate themselves and eventually save the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie Jr
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 12, 1994 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Putting Mr. Shore under the authority of a pretty female drill sergeant (Lynn Whitfield) is, along with that bad haircut, one of this film's only ways of getting laughs.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Every promising situation -- Shore suffering through basic training, dealing with real battle and so on -- suffers immediate creative fatigue.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
It's a tale as old as the jokes, which were already old when the Peloponnesians went to war.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The screenplay, work by five writers, based on a story by three others, seems to have been rewritten often enough that any individuality has been lost.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Shore's character -- an immature, SoCal mall rat--may have been tolerable introducing videos on MTV, but 90 straight minutes of his lackadaisical schtick borders on torture.
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Cast
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Pauly Shore
as Bones Conway
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Andy Dick
as Jack Kaufman
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Lori Petty
as Christine Jones
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David Alan Grier
as Fred Ostroff
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Esai Morales
as Sgt. Stern
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Lynn Whitfield
as Sgt. Ladd
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Art La Fleur
as Sgt. Williams
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Fabiana Udenio
as Gabriella
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Beau Billingslea
as Sgt. Daniels
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Keith Coogan
as Stoner #1
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Ryan Cutrona
as Colonel
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Glenn Morshower
as Recruiting Sgt.
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Maurice Sherbanee
as Camel Salesman
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Peter Spellos
as Mr. Quinn
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Tom Villard
as Obnoxious Salesguy
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Matthew Walker
as Stoner #2
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Carlton Wilborn
as Reserve Soldier #2
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Paul Mooney
as Ltc Peter Hume
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Barry Nolan
as Stu Krieger
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Richard Assad
as Col. Babaganousch
- Art LaFleur
