...the film eventually does wear out its welcome due primarily to its wildly uneven structure and Jeff Kanew's ostentatiously '80s directorial choices.
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
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Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 0
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 2.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Determined to win back her husband, Freddy (Craig T. Nelson), outrageously wealthy Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) becomes the leader of her daughter's Wilderness Girls... Determined to win back her husband, Freddy (Craig T. Nelson), outrageously wealthy Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) becomes the leader of her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.Though she's more accustomed to Gucci bags than sleeping bags, Phyllis is determined to show Freddy that she is the same energetic and resourceful woman that he fell in love with...but she never realized that proving her devotion would require her to touch dirt and bugs! This outlandish comedy also features cameos by the likes of Robin Leach, Pia Zadora, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Cheech Marin. [More]
Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Robin Leach, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Robin Leach, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pia Zadora, Frankie Avalon, Cheech Marin, Annette Funicello, Joyce Brothers, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, Tori Spelling
Director: Jeff Kanew
Director: Jeff Kanew
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Troop Beverly Hills is a fizzled farce...lightweight and inconsequential to boot. Clearly, it's about as comically crunchy as a box of smashed girl scout cookies
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