Synopsis
A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.
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Cast
- Shelley LongPhyllis Nefler
- Craig T. NelsonFreddy Nefler
- Betty ThomasVelda Plendor
- Mary GrossAnnie Herman
- Carla GuginoChica Barnfell
- Kellie MartinEmily Coleman
- Jenny LewisHannah Nefler
- Karen KopinsLisa
- Ami FosterClaire Sprantz
- Ramon SisonBong Bong
Recommendations
- 60
The New York Times
Only fleetingly amusing, but Miss Long does make it fun for a while. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
If this movie had been a satire, it could have been deadly. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Long is an actress who can’t throw away a line--though this is one case where she should have thrown away the whole script. But she gets points for sheer, daffy energy and rampaging pulchritude. - 38
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FOR ABOUT a half-hour, Troop Beverly Hills brings a lot of funny situations and funny lines. Then it's time to finish the popcorn and settle down for a nap. [24 March 1989, p.3F] - 30
Washington Post
Troop Beverly Hills is a dog of a movie, one of those nasty little yappy dogs with fancy hairdos, pedicures and pedigrees. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
The premise of TROOP BEVERLY HILLS might have worked as a comedy skit, but could hardly sustain a feature, and unfortunately the premise is virtually all the film's screenplay supplies. The lack of character development is particularly damaging for Long--since her character never becomes more than a cartoon, her reformation is never credible. - 25
Chicago Tribune
Seemingly endless and punishingly unfunny. - 25
USA Today
Nothing happens that is not thoroughly predictable under Jeff (Revenge of the Nerds) Kanew's direction. Maybe kids, even though they won't have a clue about all those references to chichi Beverly Hills hairstylists, may find these shenanigans more fun than anybody. Maybe we could find a badge for them: the endurance badge. [22 March 1989, p.4D]
