
Sgt. Bilko is in charge of the Motor Pool at an Army base. He's also a good-natured con man, providing gambling facilities for the soldiers on base. When an old enemy from his past shows up to inspect his records and steal away his fianceé, Sgt. Bilko has to put his skills to creative use...... (Full plot summary below)
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Sgt. Bilko is in charge of the Motor Pool at an Army base. He's also a good-natured con man, providing gambling facilities for the soldiers on base. When an old enemy from his past shows up to inspect his records and steal away his fianceé, Sgt. Bilko has to put his skills to creative use...
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| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksMost of the way, there's plenty here for anyone who's looking for a laugh-provoking time-waster. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSgt. Bilko's attempts at loose-cannon nuttiness sometimes go astray, but under Jonathan Lynn's direction, the film manages to keep a lively balance between the dumbed-down antics of Bilko's platoon of young motor- pool hustlers, to whom he is mentor, and the more nuanced satire of dimwit military brass. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSteve Martin is good at that aspect of the Bilko persona, and good, too, at suggesting that there's not a mean bone in the sergeant's body. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the pleasures of the movie is all the little jokes hidden in the corners. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film is full of gratifying gags, but it also has to strain for newly enlarged scope. |
| Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)Kevin FiddlerCLassic Stevey Martin full of great one-liners. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrA reasonably updated facsimile of a 50s service romp called Operation Mad Ball, a similar celebration of high jinks. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonA definite improvement. However, whatever gains this adaptation makes are due entirely to the inspired goofiness of its star, Steve Martin, and not to anything that director Jonathan Lynn or screenwriter Andy Breckman may have contributed. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaSteve Martin faz um bom trabalho, como sempre. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAll things considered, Sgt. Bilko is little more than a lengthy episode of the original show. Only less creepy. |