Sgt. Bilko
All he ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
All he ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
Comedy
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1996
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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.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
29 Mar 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$39,000,000
Revenue:
$37,956,793
Awards:
1 win total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Though Martin and a solid supporting cast produce a few scattered moments of near-hilarity, for the most part the terrain here is as flat as it gets.
– Brian Lowry,
Variety,
19 May 2008
fresh:
[A] celebration of high jinks.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
19 May 2008
fresh:
The film is full of gratifying gags like these, but it also has to strain for newly enlarged scope.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Wacky is just the right tone for a spring comedy.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
One of the pleasures of the movie is all the little jokes hidden in the corners.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000