An incompetent, simple-minded waiter joins the National Guard and clashes with both his drill sergeant and his gruff commanding officer he earlier had an encounter with..

Jack Henley, Burnet Hershey
United States

Is it worth your time? If you like watching a man try to pour coffee and failing with spectacular results, then sure. If you need a plot that makes sense, look elsewhere. This is for people who think physical comedy is the peak of cinema. Everyone else will probably want to turn it off after the first five minutes of s...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Lloyd French

Hal Roach
Community
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"Is it worth your time? If you like watching a man try to pour coffee and failing with spectacular results, then sure. If you need a plot that makes sense, look elsewhere. This is for people who think physical comedy is the peak of cinema. Everyone else will probably want to turn it off after the first five minutes of shouting. Shemp Howard is the whole show here. He’s got that look on his face like he just woke up in a different time zone. Watching him try to navigate basic military drills is l..."

