McHale's Navy is an American feature film of the comedy genre. It was directed by Bryan Spicer, with a screenplay written by Peter Crabbe based on a story treatment by Crabbe and Andy Rose. It was produced by Sheinberg Productions and The Bubble Factory and released through Universal Pictures. It premiered in the United States on April 18th, 1997. The movie is based on the McHale's Navy television series, which aired on ABC from 1962 to 1966. The film stars Tom Arnold as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale, Dean Stockwell as his military rival, Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, Debra Messing as Lieutenant Penelope Carpenter, David Alan Grier as Ensign Charles Parker, Tim Curry as the antagonist, Major Vladikov, and Ernest Borgnine as Cobra.
Taglines for this film include, "He's under siege and out of control", and "Dare to rock the boat".
The revelation at the end of the film that Cobra is actually McHale's father, Quinton McHale, Sr., establishes that this film is not a remake, but a continuation of the McHale's Navy television series.
Director Bryan Spicer makes a cameo appearance in the film as an unlucky henchman.
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