Rotten
A ham-fisted, fitfully amusing lark that quickly runs aground.
Leonard Klady, Variety
McHale's Navy
He's Under Siege and Out-of-Control.
1997 · 1h 48m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Bryan Spicer
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Bryan Spicer Director
- Dean Stockwell as Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
- Bruce Campbell as Virgil
- French Stewart as Happy
- Tom Arnold as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
- David Alan Grier as Ensign Charles Parker
- Tim Curry as Maj. Vladikov
- Debra Messing as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
- Ernest Borgnine as Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
- James Hong as Asian Leader
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
3%
Tomatometer
Rotten
By the end, this soporific comedy makes 105 minutes feel more like a two-year hitch.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
A useless movie. Not funny, suspenseful, moving or even offensive enough to want to torpedo. Just devoid of any conceivable value.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Leaky PT-boat of a comedy.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
I didn't laugh once, not even giggle.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
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