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In the Army Now

In the Army Now (1994)

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7

Average Rating: 2.4/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 27

This 1994 Pauly Shore vehicle stretches its star's thin shtick to the breaking point with a laugh-deficient screenplay that borrows shamelessly from Bill Murray's far superior Stripes.

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Average Rating: 2.8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 7

This 1994 Pauly Shore vehicle stretches its star's thin shtick to the breaking point with a laugh-deficient screenplay that borrows shamelessly from Bill Murray's far superior Stripes.

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Movie Info

Comedian Pauly Shore goes to boot camp in this comedy adventure set in Chad. It was filmed on location in the California and Arizona deserts. Shore is cast as Bones, a dreamer who wants to open his own stereo shop with his best friend Jack. To earn the cash, Bones talks Jack into joining the Army reserves. In boot camp, they are trained as water purifiers. While in camp, they meet the feisty Christine who takes no guff from men and Fred who is afraid of everything. The foursome are called to

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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (27)

If Shore's comic genius eludes you or if you find the film something less than a constant laugh riot, you may still be willing to agree that it's amiable enough and not begrudge in the least the likelihood that Shore fans will be pleased.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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Is In the Army Now funny? Yes, Drill Sergeant, Sir! Is it stupid? Yes, sir! Does it kill brain cells? Yes, sirree!

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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Being an appealing, shallow goof-off can wear thin, and Shore seems incapable of carrying a movie, even when it's a 90-minute knock-off like this.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
Seattle Times
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The movie's best performance is given by a camel.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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[An] abysmal knockoff of Stripes.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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Putting Mr. Shore under the authority of a pretty female drill sergeant (Lynn Whitfield) is, along with that bad haircut, one of this film's only ways of getting laughs.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
New York Times
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Was a much better movie when called "Stripes."

May 30, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed
Cinema Crazed

If this guy is funny -- and evidently a constituency exists somewhere, probably France -- then his appeal is inscrutable to me and millions of other Americans.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News

For this they needed three screenwriters?

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

This is Hollywood combat at its most irritatingly banal.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun

Shore's character -- an immature, SoCal mall rat--may have been tolerable introducing videos on MTV, but 90 straight minutes of his lackadaisical schtick borders on torture.

July 28, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Should be discharged

March 11, 2006
Moviehole

A good reason to go AWOL.

July 30, 2005
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Not even as good as Bio-Dome, and I never thought I would ever say that in my life.

May 2, 2003
KFOR Channel 4 News

It stars Pauly Shore. 'Nuff said.

November 25, 2002
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It stars Pauly Shore...you do the math.

August 5, 2002
Aisle Seat

For the uninitiated, Shore's screen persona is somewhere between Jim Varney and Jim Carrey -- if you drained them of all their energy and personality.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Let's put it this way: it's a 90-minute comedy, and I laughed just once (the guy in front of me spilled popcorn on his whiny date, if you must know).

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

Audience Reviews for In the Army Now

This was the type of film I thoroughly enjoyed when I was younger. Now looking back, I can't believe the crap I enjoyed when I was young. In the Army Now is a horrible film with a terrible cast. Pauly Shore made two fairly comical films, but unfortunately for him, with this one he started to repeat himself and be very annoying. His antics were decent for at least two films, but over doing the weasel was starting to be painful to watch. The comedy elements of this film fall flat and they never get off the ground. How can they with a one dimensional comedian like Pauly Shore? In the Army Now fails from start to finish. This is simply a poorly written comedy with nothing going for it. The jokes are stale, the acting sucks, and the direction is bad. The film fails to entertain and fails as a comedy. If you're looking for a good comedy, this isn't it. What you can expect from this film is an awful attempt at comedy and yet another folly from Pauly Shore. Encino Man and Son in Law were decent, but this film was the point in Shore's career where he started to be irrelevant with his crap style of humor. His one joke routine worked for two films after that, it didn't. In the Army Now is a poor comedy that at times makes you smile, but never makes you chuckle. Maybe the film would have been better if it had better actors, but since this is a Pauly Shore film, this film is a miss. In the Army Now is significant because, it shows signs of Pauly Shore's dwindling sense of comedic delivery. A forgettable film.
December 10, 2011
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I didn't ever see "In The Army Now" until a few weeks ago. I didn't ever think it would be that good of a movie, but after watching it I found out I was wrong. Two guys who have nothing else to do decide to join the army and that's when the fun begins. They are both thought of as losers and it doesn't seem like they could ever make it in something like the army at first. However, they turn out to be two of the most successful people in the army.
If you like good comedy movies, I recommend seeing "In The Army Now" because it's fun to see how Pauly Shore and his friend make it a success being in the army. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Makes you wonder if it's really that fun to be in the army.
August 15, 2009
stormyweather980

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    1. Bones Conway: Is it hot in Chad?
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