McHale's Navy (1997)

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of ... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Peter Crabbe (story), Andy Rose (story),

Stars:

Tom Arnold, Dean Stockwell, Debra Messing

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Arnold	...	Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
Dean Stockwell	...	Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
Debra Messing	...	Lt. Penelope Carpenter
David Alan Grier	...	Ensign Charles Parker
Tim Curry	...	Maj. Vladikov
Ernest Borgnine	...	Cobra
Bruce Campbell	...	Virgil
French Stewart	...	Happy
Danton Stone	...	Gruber
Brian Haley	...	Christy
Henry Cho	...	Willie
Anthony Jesse Cruz	...	Roberto Valenzuela
Honorato Magaloni	...	Castro
Guillermo Ríos	...	Jose
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Gonzales (as Eduardo Lopez Rojas)

Storyline

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when his old nemesis turned the second best terrorist in the world, Major Vladikov, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo on it. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale tries to put Vladikov out of business.

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Plot Keywords:

island | terrorist | captain | military | ice cream | 

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Taglines:

Dare to rock the boat.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action/violence, mild language and innuendos

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gyagyások serege

Filming Locations:

Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$31,190,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,128,565 (USA) (18 April 1997)

Gross:

$4,368,453 (USA) (16 May 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bubble Factory, The, Sheinberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jason Alexander turned down the role of Ensign Charles Parker, citing displeasure with the script.

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Goofs

In the Medal Ceremony at the end of the movie, Lt. Penelope Carpenter uniform is incorrect, in fact, does not exist in its shown form. She would be wearing a dress shirt with a black tie with full sided decorations

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Quotes

Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale: What a dick!

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Connections

Referenced in 3rd Rock from the Sun: Eleven Angry Men and One Dick (1997)

User Reviews

Unnecessary Remake Is Incredibly DULL

Another rehash of vintage American television. (Some of it aged like fine Baron Philippe de Rothschild wine; however, most have turned to vinegar.) The humor, has become overtly anachronistic. This time around, MCHALE'S NAVY is in a late 1990's setting, with Tom Arnold at the helm. (He also co-produced). My first question was, why make the remake? The original series was amusing, but really not a landmark series. (I've seen a reel of out takes from the old series, which were hysterically funny, but in no way, shape or form would've made it on the air).

The only possible answer I could come up with, was trying to cash in on baby boomer sentiments. Well, it would seem the boomers are not quite THAT sentimental.

In a nutshell, this overlong, boring and painfully unfunny movie, was a waste of time for everyone on both sides of the screen. Tom Arnold has some genuine ability, and he was quite good in TRUE LIES. Why he has chosen some really, I mean excruciatingly bad, movie roles is beyond the scope of human imagination.

MCHALE'S NAVY should be avoided at all costs.