In the Army Now (1994)

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)

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:

Plot holes: At a party back home, Bones mentions to his then girlfriend that "he" (his penis) hadn't seen her in 8 weeks, yet he's apparently already fully trained in water purification. After 8 weeks of basic training, an additional 10 weeks of training is required to become a Water Treatment Specialist (the official MOS title).

Quotes:

Bones: You're sitting in the chair, like "Can somebody
[coughing,gagging]
Bones: help me?"
[coughing]
Fred Ostroff: See, see that’s what I'm talking about!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

Soundtrack:

World of Swirl

Another weak comedy

Despite some good talent in this movie, it really didn't add up to much. The jokes were much more miss than hit, and certainly this film suffered from predictability. It wasn't a disaster by any stretch, but I'm sure that the number of times that I laughed was smaller than the number of times that I looked at a clock during this film. It's just yet another comedy that isn't very funny, folks.