Bio-Dome

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Bio-Dome

PG-13

1996

1h 35m

Comedy

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Bud (Pauly Shore) and Doyle (Stephen Baldwin) get simultaneously dumped by their eco-conscious girlfriends, Monique (Joey Lauren Adams) and Jen (Teresa Hill), in the middle of the desert. Needing a bathroom, the two friends enter what they think is a mall but soon realize is a high-profile, secure biological experiment. As they engage in a year-long battle with Dr. Faulkner (William Atherton) and the other scientists, Bud and Doyle are forced to confront the recklessness of their behavior.

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Critics Consensus

Like its two obnoxious protagonists, this dreadfully unfunny Pauly Shore vehicle should remain separated from society.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: F

Sep 7, 2011

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John Anderson

Los Angeles Times

Despite the advances humankind has made since dragging itself out of the primordial ooze, Shore is a successful comedian.

Rated: 0.5/5

Aug 4, 2009

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Entertainment Weekly

Even with the low expectations any reasonable viewer brings to a Shore flick, this rates only stupid-plus.

Rated: C-

Aug 4, 2009

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Comedy is, I think, the most subjective of film genres, so I can only reflect my own opinion: Shore has a perverse talent to actively leave comedy less funny than when he found it.

Rated: 3/10

Aug 7, 2024

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

At one point, Pauly looks into the camera and says, ``Sometimes stupid can be pretty cool.'' Not this time, Pauly.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 22, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Shore captured the Razzie award for Worst Male Lead (tied with Tom Arnold) for his performance here.

Rated: .5/4.0

Sep 3, 2020

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Ryan F

Entertaining! It's one of those it's so bad, it's actually good movies. It can be cringy but it's a fun movie to watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Audience Member

This movie is Goated 🐐. Legendary for any kid growing up in the 90s.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Audience Member

I watched this movie on my flight to albaqurque. I mean the 3 of the Plane's engines went out and we tailspinned into the hills and everybody died...except for me. yeah but anyway Mid Movie, wouldn't watch again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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I went to the movies to see this with my Dad in the 90s and it's the only movie out of hundreds that I can recall him walking out on because it was so bad you'd really rather be doing anything else. I agreed. Luckily, the theater we were at understood and let us pick another movie to watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Stephen L

I generally like 90s dumb movies, and even Pauly Shore; however, this movie is total trash. It is too over the top stupid. It is just a bad concept and the acting is atrocious. Pauly Shore's other movies are actually decent, if you like stupid funny. This is just done wrong, and doesn't build the characters enough to make you remotely interested in the plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Kelly B

Biodumb is right. This movie was so awful that not only did I not finish it I went out of my way to make an account to post my very first movie review to warn anybody who might watch this piece of garbage to turn around while you still can and leave. I wish I could give it negative stars for it's horrible overacting of already unfunny content. I got annoyed of feeling annoyed I pressed stop and here I am leaving my review after being curious of what it's rating might be. 4% is far too generous for this pathetic excuse for comedy. The high reviews have to be fake reviewbots getting paid to make them. unwatchable and was more annoying than funny. Got tired of hearing myself say "Seriously?" Over and over. The worst movie I've ever seen. DONT WATCH IT. You've been warned

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Bud Macintosh

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Synopsis

Bud (Pauly Shore) and Doyle (Stephen Baldwin) get simultaneously dumped by their eco-conscious girlfriends, Monique (Joey Lauren Adams) and Jen (Teresa Hill), in the middle of the desert. Needing a bathroom, the two friends enter what they think is a mall but soon realize is a high-profile, secure biological experiment. As they engage in a year-long battle with Dr. Faulkner (William Atherton) and the other scientists, Bud and Doyle are forced to confront the recklessness of their behavior.

Director: Jason Bloom
Producer: Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler, Bradley Jenkel
Screenwriter: Kip Koenig, Scott Marcano
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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