McHale's Navy (1997)
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3% of critics liked it
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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 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 Moreno, where he was stationed at the end of his career and now peddles pin-up calendars and booze to sailors. However, McHale's idyllic surroundings are soon spoiled when Vladikov (Tim Curry), tired of being known as the "second-best terrorist in the world," decides to stage a bid for world domination and targets San Moreno first. Desperate to fend off Vladikov, Capt. Binghampton (Dean Stockwell) calls McHale back to active duty. McHale is once again saddled with a crew of misfits and losers, including the easily frightened Ensign Parker (David Alan Grier), straight-laced Lt. Carpenter (Debra Messing), good-natured Happy (French Stewart), and Virgil (Bruce Campbell). Ernest Borgnine, star of the original TV series, appears in a small role as a high-ranking Pentagon official who turns out to be McHale's father. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bryan Spicer
- Written By
- Peter Crabbe
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 18, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Leonard Klady, Variety
A ham-fisted, fitfully amusing lark that quickly runs aground.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
By the end, this soporific comedy makes 105 minutes feel more like a two-year hitch.
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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.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Leaky PT-boat of a comedy.
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Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
I didn't laugh once, not even giggle.
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Cast
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Tom Arnold
as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
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Tim Curry
as Maj. Vladikov
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Dean Stockwell
as Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
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David Alan Grier
as Ensign Charles T. Parker
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Debra Messing
as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
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Ernest Borgnine
as Cobra
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Bruce Campbell
as Virgil
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Brian Haley
as Christy
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Danton Stone
as Gruber
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Tommy Chong
as Armando/Ernesto
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French Stewart
as Happy
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Henry Cho
as Willie
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Scott Cleverdon
as David
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Anthony Jesse Cruz
as Roberto
- Joe Flynn
