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In the Army Now is a american film of genre War directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. released in USA on 12 august 1994 with Pauly Shore
In the Army Now (1994)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 august 1994
Length 1h31
Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr.
OriginUSA
Themes Military humor in film
Rating49%
Not to be confused with the 1941 wartime comedy You're in the Army Now.
In the Army Now is a 1994 American war comedy film directed by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and starring Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, David Alan Grier, Esai Morales, and Lori Petty. The film earned $28,881,266 USD at the box office, making it the fourth highest grossing movie starring Pauly Shore (behind Encino Man, Son in Law and A Goofy Movie).
Synopsis
The film begins as two slackers, Bones Conway (Pauly Shore) and Jack Kaufman (Andy Dick) work at "Crazy Boys" discount electronics store in Glendale, California. While they goof off on the job, both have aspirations of opening their own electronics store in the future. Both are fired though, after destroying a rack of television sets.Actors
Pauly Shore
(Bones Conway)
David Alan Grier
(Fred Ostroff)
Andrew Roane Dick
(Jack Kaufman)
Esai Morales
(Sgt. Stern)
Lori Petty
(Christine Jones)
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