The Wrong Guys (1988)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Danny Bilson

Writers:

Paul De Meo (written by) and
Danny Bilson (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What "Stripes" did to the army, what "Police Academy" did to law enforcement...these guys do to scouting!

Plot:

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jinks...

Plot Keywords:

Camping | Reunion | Mountain | Escaped Convict | Cub Scout

Cast

Louie Anderson	...	Louie Anderson
Richard Lewis	...	Richard Lewis
Richard Belzer	...	Richard 'Belz' Belzer
Franklyn Ajaye	...	Franklyn Ajaye
Tim Thomerson	...	Tim Thomerson
Brion James	...	Glen Grunski
Biff Manard	...	Mark Grunski
John Goodman	...	Duke Earle
Ernie Hudson	...	Dawson
Timothy Van Patten	...	J.T.
Bunny Summers	...	Louie's Mom
Carole Ita White	...	Ginger Grunski (as Carol Ita White)
Garth Winsome	...	Marsha Grunski
Dion Zamora	...	Kid Louie
Joshua Horowitz	...	Kid Richard

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material including brief nudity, comic violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming, USA

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tim is hammering on the tent stake, he breaks the handle of his hammer in half, it is a clean break. When they show him looking at the handle, it is broken to a point indicating it is not the same hammer.

Quotes:

J.T.: Duke! The Pancake!

Movie Connections:

References Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

Better than you might think...

Hindered by a lack of budget, in that what is really needed is a better hand at editing and cinematography, what remains is a silly, heartfelt romp.

Look at the cast: John Goodman, Ernie Hudson, Louie Anderson, Richard Belzer and Richard Lewis. Each of the stand ups are given a chance to show off, most notably Lewis's dealing with a demon wood cot.

Far from a perfect film, it has moments that anyone that camps for recreation with find almost unbearably funny, simply because it is true. Watching Lewis fight the cot, while another man is fighting one of those wretched tin tent stakes, trying to put up a Voyager style tent better suited for a MASH unit than an overnight camp, was so close to several of my own Cub Scout, and Boy Scout memories, that I was actually, indeed, laughing out loud.

Here is a film that should be remade, with the original cast and script.