The Wrong Guys (1988)

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jinks ensue due to their childhood enemies and a group of escaped convicts who mistake them ... See full summary »

Director:

Danny Bilson

Writers:

Paul De Meo, Danny Bilson

Stars:

Louie Anderson, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louie Anderson	...	Louie Anderson
Richard Lewis	...	Richard Lewis
Richard Belzer	...	Richard 'Belz' Belzer
Franklyn Ajaye	...	Franklyn Ajaye
Tim Thomerson	...	Tim Thomerson
Brion James	...	Glen Grunski
Biff Manard	...	Mark Grunski
John Goodman	...	Duke Earle
Ernie Hudson	...	Dawson
Timothy Van Patten	...	J.T.
Bunny Summers	...	Louie's Mom
Carole Ita White	...	Ginger Grunski (as Carol Ita White)
Garth Winsome	...	Marsha Grunski
Dion Zamora	...	Kid Louie
Joshua Horowitz	...	Kid Richard

Storyline

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jinks ensue due to their childhood enemies and a group of escaped convicts who mistake them for an FBI unit.

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Plot Keywords:

camping | reunion | mountain | escaped convict | cub scout | 

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Taglines:

When they were passing out the brains, these guys were off in the woods.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

A legutolsó cserkész

Filming Locations:

Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Louie falls down the hill, he's in an open meadow with barely a tree in sight. As the men form a human chain to pull Louie out, you can notice trees in the background close to them. As the tree they're holding onto snaps, they fall and you can notice that they are in a open field again as they do so.

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Quotes

J.T.: Duke! The Pancake!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits the boys are talking about changing their mascot.

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Connections

References Tammy (1957)

User Reviews

It is what it is...

No, "The Wrong Guys" isn't the funniest movie, and it may not be the most well made of films, but it is a fun movie to watch. It's stupid, good, clean fun made by a bunch of comics who clearly just wanted to do a movie together.

Given the state of movies today, this one doesn't seem all that bad by comparison. Just how many sequels to "Scary Movie" can there be anyway? And "White Chicks"??? Give me a break. Give me Richard Belzer tumbling down a mountain-side and landing on a 30 year old pack of "Fizzies" any day of the week.

The Gruntski Bros. are hilarious, and John Goodman is so over-the-top BAD that it's good. The scenes when these guys were kids are freaking outstanding: Belz sneaking up on Louie's older sister is classic.

Does it get better than "The Wrong Guys"? Sure it does. But it gets a helluva lot worse too.