McHale's Navy
Seen it?1997 | 108 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when Major Vladikov, his old nemesis turned the second top terrorist in the world, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale aims to put Vladikov out of business.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
3% on Rotten Tomatoes, 18 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10 from opening-week audiences
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$42 million worldwide on a $42 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bryan Spicer
- Tom ArnoldLt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
- Dean StockwellCapt. Wallace B. Binghampton
- Debra MessingLt. Penelope Carpenter
- David Alan GrierEnsign Charles Parker
- Bruce CampbellVirgil
- French StewartHappy
- Tim CurryMaj. Vladikov
- Ernest BorgnineAdmiral Quinton McHale Sr.
- Danton StoneGruber
- Brian HaleyChristy