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Title: | McHale's Navy |
Genres: | Comedy |
Directed by: | Bryan Spicer |
Written by: | Peter Crabbe; Andy Rose |
Produced by: | Tom Arnold; Conrad Hool; Lance Hool; Perry Katz; Bill Sheinberg; Jonathan Sheinberg; Sid Sheinberg |
Music by: | Dennis McCarthy |
Cinematography: | Buzz Feitshans, IV |
Edited by: | Russell Denove |
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Distributed by: | Universal Pictures |
Released: | April 18th, 1997 |
Rating: | PG |
Running time: | 108 min. |
Country: | USA |
Language: | English |
Budget: | $31,190,000 |
Gross: | $4,529,843 |
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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.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Tom Arnold | Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale, Jr. |
Dean Stockwell | Captain Wallace B. Binghampton |
Debra Messing | Lieutenant Penelope Carpenter |
David Alan Grier | Ensign Charles Parker |
Tim Curry | Major 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 | Fidel Castro |
Guillermo Rios | Jose |
Eduardo López Rojas | Gonzales |
Tom Ayers | Henchman Carl |
Scott Cleverdon | David |
Robert Schuch | Boat henchman |
Tommy Chong | Armando/Ernesto |
Francisco Mauri | Doctor |
Juan Rebolledo | Juan |
Diego Vazquez Lozano | Rey |
Lucy Moreno | Hermina |
Mineko Mori | Mystic woman |
Luis Lemus | Sergeant |
Alejandro Reyes | Manuel |
Alex Cole | Guard |
Joe Keyes | Officer |
Tomas Leal | Monkey owner |
Luisa Huertas | Nurse |
Joe Minjares | Pharmacist/Barber |
Fima Noveck | Russian leader |
Eric Champnella | Stan |
John Pyper-Ferguson | Interrupting henchman |
Anthony Azizi | Bad news henchman |
Bryan Spicer | Unclucky henchman |
Erick Avari | European leader |
James Hong | Asian leader |
Appearances[]
Characters
- Quinton McHale, Jr.
- Wallace B. Binghampton
- Penelope Carpenter
- Charles Parker
- Vladikov
- Cobra, Quinton McHale, Sr.
- Virgil
- Happy
- Gruber
- Christy
- Willie
- Roberto Valenzuela
- Castro
- Jose
- Gonzales
- David
- Armando
- Ernesto
- Juan
- Rey
- Hermina
- Manuel
- Stan
Locations
- Carribean
- Cuba
- San Moreno
- San Ysidro
- Arlington
- The Pentagon
Items
- Rocket launcher
- Torpedo
Organizations
Vehicles
- Helicopter
- Motorcycle
- PT 73
Ranks and titles
- Admiral
- Captain
- Doctor
- Ensign
- Lieutenant
- Lieutenant Commander
- Major
- Sergeant
Miscellaneous
- American
- Gunshot victims
- Henchman
- Island
- Mercenary
- Monkeys
- Smoking
- Psychiatrist
- Arm wrestling
- Computer hacking
- Pigs
- Poker
- Russian
- Terrorist
Notes[]
- Production on McHale's Navy began on April 15th, 1996. Principal filming concluded on June 3rd, 1996. [1]
- With a gross of only $4,529,843, McHale's Navy proved to be a box office disaster, and was universally panned by critics.
Fun Facts[]
- 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.
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- McHale's Navy at AMG
- McHale's Navy at IMDB
- McHale's Navy at Wikipedia
- McHale's Navy at Themoviedb.org
- McHale's Navy at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; McHale's Navy (1997); Box office & business.
- ↑ IMDB; McHale's Navy (1997); Filming locations.