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Release Date:
12 June 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Revenge is a dish best served DIRTY. more
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A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business. full summary | full synopsis
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(10 articles)
Two SNLers Line Up Projects
(From TheMovingPicture. 5 July 2009, 9:42 PM, PDT)
‘Circledrawers’ Do Heaven’s Dirty Work, With ‘Sopranos’ Muscle
(From Tubefilter News. 19 June 2009, 10:35 AM, PDT)
(From TheMovingPicture. 5 July 2009, 9:42 PM, PDT)
‘Circledrawers’ Do Heaven’s Dirty Work, With ‘Sopranos’ Muscle
(From Tubefilter News. 19 June 2009, 10:35 AM, PDT)
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Beautiful introduction to Norm Macdonald's talents
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Norm MacDonald | ... | Mitch Weaver | |
| Artie Lange | ... | Sam McKenna | |
| Jack Warden | ... | 'Pops' McKenna | |
| Traylor Howard | ... | Kathy | |
| Don Rickles | ... | Mr. Hamilton | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Travis Cole | |
| Chevy Chase | ... | Dr. Farthing | |
| Bradley Reid | ... | Mitch (at 8 Years Old) | |
| Matt Steinberg | ... | Mitch (at 16 Years Old) | |
| Joseph Sicilia | ... | Sam (at 8 Years Old) | |
| Austin Pool | ... | Sam - at 16 Years Old (as Austin John Pool) | |
| Gerry Mendicino | ... | Manetti | |
| A. Frank Ruffo | ... | Aldo | |
| Hrant Alianak | ... | John Kirkpatrick | |
| Michael Vollans | ... | Derek (at 10 Years Old) |
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Also Known As:
Sale boulot (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor and language.
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82 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #35570) |
Iceland:L |
UK:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Netherlands:12 (video premiere)
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In the scene where Mitch and Sam are getting berated by Mr. Hamilton, Don Rickles started ad-libbing insults. At one point, Don Rickles started insulting Norm McDonald and not his Mitch Weaver character. This, of course, didn't make it into the film but the "baby gorilla" line directed towards Artie Lange was used.
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Plot holes: When Mitch and Sam play back their messages, there is a message from Hamilton making fun of Sam's weight in the commercial. Sam wasn't actually in the commercial; he was behind the camera using key remotes to open the car trunks.
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References Moulin Rouge (1952)
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Burnout
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Most casual movie-goers do not appreciate the dry, sarcastic wit of Norm Macdonald. Many do not understand that his blunt, sometimes bombastic delivery is his trademark comedic style. While I would never call his style, "genius," he is certainly a master entertainer, in his own right. This style of his is an acquired taste. If you've managed to live your life without becoming the least bit jaded or cynical of anything, you may not understand Mr. Mcdonald's talent for humor. His coloring of even the most innocent scene with a dark innuendo or low-brow blurb is just so outrageous that we have no choice but to laugh. But those who do not understand, will find him abrasive or crass. It's true; he IS abrasive and crass, and in the most unfortunate situations he lets loose his abrasively crass innuendos and utters the most outrageous statements as facts only to correct himself by posing it as a question after he's already blurted out the first silly, obnoxious thing which comes to his mind. All this is assembled together with his honest expressions, common-everyday-Joe appearance, and expert comedic timing. Packaged within unlikely settings and a professional production, Norm Macdonald's comedic style is in the perfect element.
Dirty Work enlists the largest range of Norm Macdonald's skills of any one work I have seen. It is virtually a showcase for his talent. Unfortunately, it is commonly viewed as "mindless, low-brow, Hollywood fluff" and will therefore never receive the full appreciation of the audiences it deserves. The casual movie-goer will not be "in" on some of his one-liners, and the hard core comedic fans will be too busy critiquing his innovative comedic style to appreciate it.
This work involves Chevy Chase as an unscrupulous in-debt gambler who is willing to help our star out of his latest pickle in exchange for a load of money. I was a tad disappointed with Chevy's role in this vehicle. It could have afforded Mr. Chase's legendary talents a bit more respect by way of screen time. I found his talents were sorely under used although the drivers were pistoned after his specific flair. I did not quite agree with this decision.
All in all, this is a beautiful introduction to Norm Macdonald's talents and I highly suggest its viewing.
It rates a 7.3/10 from...
the Fiend :.