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32 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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In the Army Now
"Sleep tight, America! The safety of the free world rests in his hands!"
1994 1h 31m EN
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Comedy
Synopsis
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Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman, two misguided youths, join the reserves to make some easy money for their entrepreneurial dreams. Unfortunately, no sooner than they finish basic training they find themselves at war as part of the water purification team.
βSleep tight, America! The safety of the free world rests in his hands!β
Cast
Pauly Shore
Bones Conway
Andy Dick
Jack Kaufman
Lori Petty
Christine Jones
David Alan Grier
Fred Ostroff
Esai Morales
Sgt. Stern
Lynn Whitfield
Sgt. Ladd
Art LaFleur
First Sergeant Brandon T. Williams
Fabiana Udenio
Gabriella
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Writers
- Adam Small, Fax Bahr, Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., shot by William Wages. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pauly Shore and Andy Dick and Lori Petty carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sleep tight, America! The safety of the free world rests in his hands!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0110123 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Daniel Petrie Jr. directs. William Wages behind the camera. Robert Folk scores. O. Nicholas Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 132 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., shot by William Wages. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pauly Shore and Andy Dick and Lori Petty carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Sleep tight, America! The safety of the free world rests in his hands!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0110123 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- William Wages
- Original score
- Robert Folk
- Editing
- O. Nicholas Brown
- Production design
- Craig Stearns
- Costume design
- Michael T. Boyd
- Makeup / hair
- Susan Germaine
- VFX supervisor
- Gene Warren Jr.
- Stunt coordinator
- Eddy Donno
- Runtime
- 91 min Β· 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $28,881,266
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Daniel Petrie Jr.
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Production companies
Who made it
Hollywood Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerMichael Rotenberg
- Executive ProducerNicholas Hassitt
- Executive ProducerCyrus Yavneh
- EditorO. Nicholas Brown
- StuntsJanet Brady
- StuntsTony Epper
- StuntsDanny Epper
- StuntsKenny Endoso
- Visual Effects SupervisorGene Warren Jr.
- Production CoordinatorSusan Ellis
- Script SupervisorDea Cantu
- Still PhotographerKelvin Jones
- Costume DesignMichael T. Boyd
- Stunt CoordinatorEddy Donno
- Music SupervisorKaryn Rachtman
- Key Hair StylistSusan Germaine
- Makeup ArtistDaniel C. Striepeke
- Visual Effects ProducerLeslie Huntley
- Makeup ArtistRick Sharp
- Set DecorationEllen Totleben
- CastingMary Jo Slater
- CastingSteve Brooksbank
- Camera OperatorPaul M. Pollard
- Casting AssociateElisa Garver
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- friendship
- us army
- education
- unemployment
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1994-08-12PG
Also known as
International titles
- En Avant Les RecruesCA
- Π Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΠΈRU
- In the Army Now - Die Trottel der KompanieDE
