Bio-Dome

PG-13

1996

1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

List

4%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Kayden W

All these other reviews are bs. hilarious movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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B-Hole S

Remember the 90's, when only college students and scientists cared about the environment? When the premise of a movie didn't matter as long as it had Paulie Shore? Take me back to these simpler times! This movie is 95 minutes of montages and unintelligible dialog, and I don't care! I love it! This movie is not meant to be cinema, so just give yourself over to the stupidity, and have a good time. Everyone involved in making this movie clearly knew what it was, and they are in on the joke. They manage to cram 11 months of time passing, into the final 20 minutes of the movie. Expect 4th wall breaks, flashbacks to childhood, and a friendship on par with Dumb & Dumber. Put pretentiousness aside, and give yourself over to this movie for a cheesy good time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Christopher J

this movie was funny as hell these critics man........

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Steve D

The poor supporting cast. At least the script was worth of the two leads.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/23

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Robert S

Pauly SHore at his best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/23

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Edwin P

Fun classic movie!! Love Paul shore!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Jason Bloom

Director

Pauly Shore

Bud Macintosh

Stephen Baldwin

Doyle Johnson

William Atherton

Dr. Noah Faulkner

Joey Lauren Adams

Monique

Teresa Hill

Jen

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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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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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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

A psychotically unfunny and thoroughly loathsome comedy from start to finish. That said, the film earns points for never taking its foot off the pedal, and for never attempting to make the manic idiot protagonists remotely likable or even human.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2019

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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
Executive Producer: Adam Leff, Jason Blumenthal, Mitchell Peck, Michael Rotenberg
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
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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