Paul Montgomery Shore made his debut in the 1988 American coming of age comedy-drama film ‘For Keeps,’ directed by John G. Avildsen. The film received mixed response from critics and was a moderate box office success. That same year, he also appeared in the American fantasy-comedy film ‘18 Again!’ directed by Paul Flaherty. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. He continued to star in films like ‘Lost Angels’ (1989), ‘Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge’ (1989), and ‘Wedding Band’ (1990). The year 1992 saw the release of the American comedy film ‘Encino Man’ where Shore was seen playing the role of ‘Stanley "Stoney" Brown.’ Even though the film received mostly negative reviews from critics, it managed to come out as a financial success, grossing over $40.7 million on a budget of $7 million. That same year, he also starred in the American comedy film ‘Class Act’ directed by Randall Miller. The film opened to negative reviews.Â
In 1993, he starred as Fred/"Crawl" in the American comedy film ‘Son in Law,’ directed by Steve Rash. The film received lukewarm response from critics. Nevertheless, it became one of Shore’s highest-grossing films. He was next seen in ‘In the Army Now’ (1994), ‘A Goofy Movie’ (1995), and ‘Jury Duty’ (1996). He played the role of ‘Bud Macintosh’ in the 1996 American comedy film ‘Bio-Dome,’ directed by Jason Bloom. The film was panned by critics and failed to perform at the box office. The following year, he voiced ‘Snivel’ in the American direct-to-video fantasy family comedy film ‘Casper: A Spirited Beginning’ directed by Sean McNamara. The film saw mostly negative reviews upon release. In 1998, he was seen playing the role of ‘The Oracle’ in ‘Casper Meets Wendy,’ the sequel to the 1997 film ‘Casper: A Spirited Beginning.’Â
Shore went on to star in films like ‘An Extremely Goofy Movie’ (2000), ‘The Wash’ (2001), ‘Pauly Shore Is Dead’ (2003), ‘My Big Fat Independent Movie’ (2005), ‘Opposite Day’ (2009), Pauly Shore's 'Adopted' (2010), ‘Stonerville’ (2010), ‘Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star’ (2011), ‘Whiskey Business’ (2012), ‘Pauly Shore Stands Alone’ (2014), ‘Sandy Wexler’ (2017), ‘The Big Trip’ (2019), and ‘Guest House’ (2020). He was last seen in the 2021 American comedy-drama film ‘How It Ends’ directed by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.