In the Army Now (film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie, Jr. |
| Produced by | Michael Rotenberg |
| Screenplay by | Ken Kaufman Stu Krieger Daniel Petrie, Jr. Fax Bahr Adam Small |
| Story by | Steve Zacharias Jeff Buhai Robbie Fox |
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| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | William Wages |
| Edited by | O. Nicholas Brown |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $28,881,266 |
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).
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.
Looking to score some quick start-up money for their store, and believing that the commitment will be minimal (they are easily lured by the recruiting slogan "One weekend a month, two weeks a year"), the two join the United States Army Reserves. Bones chooses water purification for their field since his brother was an experienced pool man and the field appeared to be devoid of combat. After surviving basic training, they attend water purification training. The two meet up with Christine Jones (Lori Petty) a female recruit longing for infantry, and Fred Ostroff (David Alan Grier), a skittish dental student. The foursome adopts the nickname of "waterboys". The group then returns to Glendale.
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