Nothing But Trouble (1991)

Director:

Dan Aykroyd

Writers (WGA):

Peter Aykroyd (story)
Dan Aykroyd (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

All they wanted was a little getaway. All they got was nothing but trouble.

Plot:

A businessman finds he and his friends the prisoners of a sadistic judge and his equally odd family in the backwoods of a bizarre mansion.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Chase | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Campy | Black Comedy

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Chris Thorne
Dan Aykroyd	...	Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
John Candy	...	Dennis / Eldona
Demi Moore	...	Diane Lightson
Valri Bromfield	...	Miss Purdah
Taylor Negron	...	Fausto Squiriniszu
Bertila Damas	...	Renalda Squiriniszu
Raymond J. Barry	...	Mark
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Brian
John Wesley	...	Sam
Peter Aykroyd	...	Mike the Doorman
Daniel Baldwin	...	Dealer #1 (Artie)
James Staszkiel	...	Dealer #2 (as James Staskel)
Deborah Lee Johnson	...	Dealer #1's Girlfriend
Karla Tamburrelli	...	Dealer #2's Girlfriend

Also Known As:

Git (USA) (working title)
Valkenvania (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Applied Action

Trivia:

Based on Dan Aykroyd's personal experiences. In 1978, he was pulled over for speeding in a rural town in the Northeastern United States. The police officer took him to the local Justice of the Peace in the middle of the night for a trial.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Throughout the story, the speed limit in the Village is referenced as 50 mph. Chief Constable Dennis's set the radar gun to alarm when a driver exceeds 50 mph. When Artie speeds into the village, he passes a 55 mph sign.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Fausto: [as they leave a car and go into a building to a party] 20 minutes, hello, good-bye.
Renalda: Ok.

Movie Connections:

References "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Big Girls Don't Cry

Possibly the worse movie I have ever seen

I'm not one to criticize movies much...I like to give all movies a chance and like to look for the good in all of them, but really...this has got to be the worse movie I've EVER seen...honestly...The title basically says it all. My father bought this movie because of the actors in it, who were supposed great comedians, and because it was cheap. 1 word: disappointing...I have never watched such a lame, grotesque, pointless, boring movie...list goes on. Don't waste your time watching this, we didn't even finish it 'cus it was so horrible, and I think we ended out throwing the DVD away.

My rating, 0 of 10...if that's even possible...

~Ange Doré~