Summary
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 11Audiences 44GoodWatch 27
Metascore18
Tomatometer3%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.4/5
IMDb4.6
User score4.3
Audience score38%
Box office
11%of its budget back
- Budget
- $42 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it made back $5 M of the $42 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for comedies, +8 min on the typical 100
typical 100108Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1997
April 18, 1997
29 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more16 people
- 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
Henry ChoWillie
Tommy ChongArmando/Ernesto
Erick AvariEuropean Leader (uncredited)
James HongAsian Leader (uncredited)
Luisa HuertasNurse
John Pyper-FergusonInterrupting Henchman
Directing · 1
- Bryan Spicer Director
Writing · 2
- Andy Rose Writer
- Peter Crabbe Writer
Production · 7
- Lance Hool Executive Producer
- Perry Katz Executive Producer
- Bill Sheinberg Producer
- Sid Sheinberg Producer
- Jonathan Sheinberg Producer
- Catherine Stroud Casting
Camera · 1
- Buzz Feitshans IV Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Russell Denove Editor
Sound · 1
- Dennis McCarthy Music
Art · 1
- Gene Rudolf Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Michael T. Boyd Costume Design
Other crew · 6
- George B. Colucci Jr. Stunts
- Don Shanks Stunts
- Peter Epstein Stunts
- Heather Burton-Gibson Stunts
- Mark De Alessandro Stunts
- Frank Ferrara Sr. Stunts
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