McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy (1997)

  • 3% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (9,041 ratings)

The most disorganized crew in the Navy returns in this updated adaptation of the once-popular TV sitcom. Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (Tom Arnold) has retired from the U.S. Navy and is living on the old PT boat he used to command. He spends his days making the rounds of the Caribbean Island of San… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Peter Crabbe
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 18, 1997 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    A ham-fisted, fitfully amusing lark that quickly runs aground.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    By the end, this soporific comedy makes 105 minutes feel more like a two-year hitch.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    A useless movie. Not funny, suspenseful, moving or even offensive enough to want to torpedo. Just devoid of any conceivable value.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Leaky PT-boat of a comedy.

  • Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

    I didn't laugh once, not even giggle.

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  • Jeff "


    McHale's Navy is a sloppily made comedy film that just isn't funny. Everything about the film just fails. This is an awful comedy that fails to make you laugh. The cast here are awful and there's no time in this comedy where it's actually funny or fun. This is… More

  • Jason S


    Lame comedy

  • Christopher B


    I saw this in the theater simply because Bruce was in it. They must have saw me coming.

  • FanGirl B


    Three and a half stars? Really? All I can say is Bruce Campbell!!!

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