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, Ernest Borgnine

2 wins & 2 nominations.

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. Vladakov
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 | ice cream | military | 

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Taglines:

He's Under Siege and Out-of-Control.

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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 USA:

$2,128,565, 20 April 1997

Gross USA:

$4,529,843

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sheinberg Productions, The Bubble Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Binghampton is sitting in his office during the "Talent Show", he is reading Sun Tzu's "The Art of War".

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Goofs

In the boat chase scene near the end when Vladikov talks into the mic and puts it up to Roberto to talk into he has it backwards.

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Quotes

Willie: [looking at Binghampton] Hey Happy, ain't that the guy who sank the Love Boat?
Happy: [recognizes Binghampton] Oh yeah!

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Connections

Follows Alcoa Premiere: Seven Against the Sea (1962)

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Soundtracks

Working on My Tan
Written by Tim Curry, Michael Kamen, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins, Michael Tschudin, Bob Kulick
Performed by Tim Curry
Courtesy of A&M Records
By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

In the Navy!

What a load of crap! This movie was sad on to many levels to list, and I actually have a friend who bought the damn thing! I give him crap everytime I see him, don't worry. Tom Arnold works in supporting comedy roles (True Lies) but as the star, he is woefully lacking. Just Terrible.