Wonderful character development!

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

I grew up watching 'Troop Beverly Hills', and even though I wasn't in the Girl Scouts or even a teenage girl, I still fell in love with story and characters in this extremely charming movie. Generally, the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Cub Scouts of America try and teach kids of all ages to make new friends, build relationships, and achieve new skills that will help them have a better and easier time in life. It's not all about the fundraising and parties, which is why 'Troop Beverly Hills' still holds up today and has a lot of heart.This 1989 film showed us that a group of very privileged and wealthy young girls who have never had to work a day in their lives and who spend most of their time shopping for the newest outfit at the mall, come together and learn the true values and ethics of life, like loyalty, friendship, and helping others. In fact, 'Troop Beverly Hills' was based on a true story. I bet you didn't know that.Producer and co-writer Ava Ostern Fries had led a Girl Scout troop in Beverly Hills and was the inspiration for this film, which had a gold-digging, unappreciative wife named Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long), who took up being a Wilderness Girl Scout leader for a troop in Beverly Hills, where she too had to overcome roughing it in the wilderness and help shape these young minds, while dealing with a hard-nosed, angry, and bitter co-leader. With this 'fish-out-of-water' storyline, the laughs and charm come in full.Phyllis Nefler (Long) is on the verge of divorce from her wealthy and successful husband Freddy (Craig T. Nelson) and their daughter Hannah (Jenny Lewis) is caught in the middle of it. Phyllis can only do one thing, which is shop with her husband's money, but she flips the table and proves that she can lead a troop of young teenage girls to learn and enjoy the more normal things in life, such as things without caviar and a $10,000 price tag. From selling cookies, planning local events, camping, and attending to annual wilderness hike, there is nothing that Phyllis and her Beverly Hills troop can't do.Director Jeff Kanew ('Revenge of the Nerds') doesn't change the game as far as new comedic stylings or adventure, but he does take a genuine approach with each character, giving every girl their own unique moment to shine. Shelley Long is perfect in this role as the money-grubbing wife who learns to be a better person to herself and to her daughter, while keeping things light-hearted and very humorous. And Betty Thomas as the evil Velda delivers each jab and put down with such comedic ferocity, that you can't help but laugh and hate her all at the same time.Even though 'Troop Beverly Hills' might be a tiny bit outdated with all the new technology that is out today, but with it's timeless charm, amazing characters, and great life-lessons, this film is surely to stick around for another thirty years.

Rule Number One: NEVER go to a movie with the phrase "Beverly Hills" in it. Particularly if movies with unbelievably droll, stupid, overused, and ridiculous story lines and dialogue don't appeal to you. Let's start with the cast of characters. Poor, poor Shelley Long. Evidently her residuals from "Cheers" have run out long ago. I'd have preferred that she joined Lindsay Lohan at the local rehab than work on this turkey. And what about that phony, red fright wig? A little homage to "Private Benjamin," eh? But as much as it worked for the clearly superior Goldie Hawn, alas, all it succeeded at was making me long for Goldie. As for the rest of the cast—the little girls—what can I say? When will Hollywood ever grow tired of the tired, old Hollywood cliché? One pretty girl, one poor girl, one Latina girl, one black girl, what, no Asian girl?, and the de riguer nerdy girl with the round glasses and creepy disposition (it's called "comic relief," I believe). If you took "Ugly Betty," "Pretty Woman," "The Addams Family," and "Sister Act," and put them all together, you STILL wouldn't have anything but an empty, boring piece of cinematic garbage not worthy of anyone's attention. And speaking of "attention," if you have insomnia, just pick up a copy of this film and put it on. In fifteen minutes, you'll be sound asleep. Trust me. Addendum: Okay, there was one decent line in this entire mess. It was when Shelley was dancing with the dictator of a foreign county. She sez: "So, what do they call you? "Dictator" or just, "Dick"? Okay, I said it.

this movie is for anyone who can laugh at their own ridiculousness and still look utterly fabulous doing it. Shelley long is uproarious and reminds us all of what we loved about the 80's...EXCESS!! big hair, big fashion, big money and big fun! i know i wish i had Mrs. Phylis Neffler for my mom. she has the ability to make you laugh till your gut hurts and still let you know that she cares and would do anything for you..even camp with dirt and bugs and rain. many people who have never had money cant appreciate a lot of the comedy because they have never experienced what its like to have nothing to do all day but shop. and some may be offended because they believe that Beverly hills kids really do act as such, but living not too far from Beverly Hills makes it all the more hilarious. this movie is a classic and anyone who says otherwise doesn't have much of a sense of humor..probably a bad childhood or something...whatever...GO TROOP BEVERLY HILLS!

Girl power! Phillis is a single mother raising her daughter is in girl scouts. She lives the basic up keep style of Beverly Hills. But when the scouts need more mothers to be leaders, she steps up to the plates. She now has to learn the rules of the out doors. But being the mall addicted mother she is, she teaches the girls the rules of Beverly Hills instead of what they should know. And of course there always is a mother who disagrees. She must destroy the troops instead of being a good example. The movie is alright. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad. It has a few laughs. But this is nothing special.5/10