Dirty Work (1998)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dirty Work - revenge is sweet |
| Original title | Dirty work |
| Country of production | USA , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 79 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bob Saget |
| script |
Frank Sebastiano , Norm MacDonald , Fred Wolf |
| production | Robert Simonds |
| music | Richard Gibbs |
| camera | Arthur Albert |
| cut | George Folsey Junior |
| occupation | |
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Dirty Work is an American - Canadian comedy film from 1998 . Directed by Bob Saget and written by Frank Sebastiano , Norm MacDonald and Fred Wolf .
action
Mitch Weaver and Sam McKenna have been friends since childhood. McKenna's father needs a heart transplant , the attending physician Dr. However, Farthing is charging $ 50,000 for a place on the waiting list. Weaver loses one job after another; his girlfriend is leaving him. Weaver and McKenna then decide to take revenge for paying clients.
On behalf of real estate entrepreneur Travis Cole, the friends destroy a building. They are cheated out of payment by Cole, whereupon they take revenge on him by sabotaging the Cole-sponsored gala event at the opera. Cole fears further damage to his image and agrees to pay $ 50,000. He is later arrested. Weaver finds a new friend, Kathy. Dr. Farthing is beaten to death by his creditors.
Reviews
David Kronke wrote in the Los Angeles Times on June 15, 1998 that the comedy “depersonalized” numerous characters, which had something subversive and brutalizing about it. The film offers more "groans" than laughter; the gags are largely uninspired. The visual quality corresponds to a film published directly on video.
The lexicon of international films described the film as "a completely pointless comedy that is exhausted in" cool "sayings and adolescent jokes and is barely entertaining.
The magazine TV Spielfilm 7/2008 wrote that the film was "not worth mentioning despite guest stars like Chevy Chase, Adam Sandler and John Goodman".
backgrounds
The film was shot in Toronto . Its production amounted to an estimated 13 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 9.98 million in US cinemas. In some countries such as Argentina , Hungary and Portugal , it was released directly on video.
Web links
- Dirty Work at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dirty Work at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by David Kronke, accessed March 30, 2008
- ^ Dirty Work in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed March 30, 2008
- ↑ TV Spielfilm 7/2008, page 56
- ↑ Dirty Work Locations, accessed March 30, 2008
- ^ Dirty Work box office results, accessed March 30, 2008
- ^ Dirty Work premiere dates, accessed March 30, 2008