McHale's Navy (1997)

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers (WGA):

Peter Crabbe (story) and
Andy Rose (story) ...

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Dare to rock the boat.

Plot:

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Military | Shot In The Ear | Helicopter | Alcohol

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tom Arnold	...	Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
Dean Stockwell	...	Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
Debra Messing	...	Lt. Penelope Carpenter
David Alan Grier	...	Ensign Charles Parker
Tim Curry	...	Maj. 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	...	Castro
Guillermo Ríos	...	Jose
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Gonzales (as Eduardo Lopez Rojas)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action/violence, mild language and innuendos.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

Company:

Bubble Factory, The

Trivia:

The TV behind Armando in the shop was showing the 1960's TV show "The Munsters."

Goofs:

Continuity: Whenever Vladikov goes to shoot a missile from his boat he always has 2 missiles there

Quotes:

Willie: [looking at Binghampton] Hey Happy, ain't that the guy who sank the Love Boat?
Happy: [recognizes Binghampton] Oh yeah!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

A movie well worth watching

I know most people hate McHale's navy, but I really don't care. I thought it was pretty funny. Tim Curry was really good as the villain, Vladikov (the #2 best terrorist in the world). Bruce Campbell is pretty good. David Allen Grier was, as usual, great as Ens. Charles T. Parker.

I'd never seen the original series, but I'm glad that they had Ernest Borgnine, the original McHale, as Cobra.

And, last, but DEFFINITELY not least, Tom Arnold. I used to watch Roseanne, and always liked his obnoxious humor. It's even better in McHale's Navy. He's got some unique style, that guy.

Well, I've chatted long enough.

PS. Tim Curry and Tom Arnold had both been in an episode of Roseanne.