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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 31%, Metacritic 47/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,428 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic47/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
406 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan LynnDirector
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- Andy BreckmanWriter
Cast
- Steve MartinErnest Bilko
- Dan AykroydColonel Hall
- Phil HartmanMajor Thorn
- Glenne HeadlyRita Robbins
- Daryl MitchellWally Holbrook
- Max CasellaDino Paparelli
- Eric EdwardsDuane Doberman
- Dan FerroTony Morales
- John Marshall JonesSergeant Henshaw
- Brian LecknerSam Fender
- John OrtizLuis Clemente
- Pamela AdlonRaquel Barbella
Stills
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Themes
smuggling (contraband)gamblingmilitary spoofus armyrevengecon gameschemebase realignment and closure commission (brac)military acquisitions