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Troop Beverly Hills (1989)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:1

Rotten:11

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Determined to win back her husband, Freddy (Craig T. Nelson), outrageously wealthy Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) becomes the leader of her daughter's Wilderness Girls... Determined to win back her husband, Freddy (Craig T. Nelson), outrageously wealthy Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) becomes the leader of her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.Though she's more accustomed to Gucci bags than sleeping bags, Phyllis is determined to show Freddy that she is the same energetic and resourceful woman that he fell in love with...but she never realized that proving her devotion would require her to touch dirt and bugs! This outlandish comedy also features cameos by the likes of Robin Leach, Pia Zadora, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Cheech Marin. [More]

Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Robin Leach, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Robin Leach, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pia Zadora, Frankie Avalon, Cheech Marin, Annette Funicello, Joyce Brothers, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, Tori Spelling

Director: Jeff Kanew

Director: Jeff Kanew

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Instead of being a merciless evisceration of the lifestyles of the rich, it's a little morality play in which Long transforms herself into a warm and useful person. Nobody within a mile of this project seems to have possessed an ounce of irony.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Dreadful as their performances are, the actors are the victims.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

...the film eventually does wear out its welcome due primarily to its wildly uneven structure and Jeff Kanew's ostentatiously '80s directorial choices.

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08/11/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's a treat (and necessity) not only for youngish gay boys, but for anyone who enjoys campy good fun with the added bonus of watching dominant cultural values self-destruct.

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05/02/03
Todd R. Ramlow
Todd R. Ramlow
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Not how I'd choose to spend the evening.

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01/16/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Troop Beverly Hills is a fizzled farce...lightweight and inconsequential to boot. Clearly, it's about as comically crunchy as a box of smashed girl scout cookies

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05/24/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

She left Cheers for this?!?

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06/11/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
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02/21/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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