In the Army Now (1994)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Writers (WGA):

Steve Zacharias (story) &
Jeff Buhai (story) ...

Release Date:

12 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Tagline:

Sleep tight, America! The safety of the free world rests in his hands!

Plot:

Two misguided youths join the reserves to make some money for their entrepreneurial dreams. No sooner...

Plot Keywords:

Training | Army | Army Life | First Sergeant | Persian Gulf

Cast

Pauly Shore	...	Bones Conway
Andy Dick	...	Jack Kaufman
Lori Petty	...	Christine Jones
David Alan Grier	...	Fred Ostroff
Esai Morales	...	Sgt. Stern
Lynn Whitfield	...	Sgt. Ladd
Art LaFleur	...	1st Sgt. Brandon T. Williams
Fabiana Udenio	...	Gabriella
Glenn Morshower	...	Richard Day, Recruiting Sergeant
Beau Billingslea	...	Sgt. Daniels
Peter Spellos	...	Mr. Quinn
Barry Nolan	...	Stu Krieger
Coleen Christie	...	News Anchor Person
Ryan Cutrona	...	Colonel
Paul Mooney	...	Lt. Col. Peter Hume

Also Known As:

You're in the Army Now (USA) (complete title)
En la mili (americana) (Spain) [es]
In the Army now - Die Trottel der Kompanie (Germany) [de]
Intissä (Finland) [fi]
Kö' egy csapat (Hungary) [hu]
O simdi asker (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Operazione Desert Storm (Italy) [it]
Toca a Marchar (Portugal) [pt]
Um Maluco no Exército (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Spain:13 | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

At the time this movie was filmed, actual Water Purification Specialists completed their training course in Fort Lee, Virginia not Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In addition the United States Air Force water purification specialists complete their training course at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls which is actually about 30 miles from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In addition the Army spends 4 weeks there.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sgt. Stern and his buddies capture Bones, Jack, Christine, and Fred while they are filtering water, they yank Jack and Christine down under the water. The two were in shallow enough water to stand up in about knee length water, but the Sgt. Stern and his posse yank Christine and Jack straight down, when they should have fallen backwards, forward, or to either side. If they were yanked down, they wouldn't go down because they were standing on some sort of surface.

Quotes:

Sgt. Ladd: Drop down and give me twenty!
Bones: Here. Take the whole wallet.

Movie Connections:

References A Few Good Men (1992)

Soundtrack:

Get Down Tonight

A great Pauly Shore movie

While Son in Law is Pauly Shore's best movie, this is proves to be my personal favorite among his body of work. The premise of Shore being in the army is about hilarious as Leonardo DiCaprio demanding $25 million and getting it! Plenty of laughs either way. Anyway, this film was rather funny and sarcastic, satirizing the military and the macho attitudes which seem to be quite prevalent. While the cast (Shore, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick and Lori Petty) isn't going to impress you with their firm grasp of the thespian arts, it still was good stuff to watch. Also, Esai Morales and Art LaFleur both

provided solid supporting roles.