Dirty Work (1998)

A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business.

Director:

Bob Saget

Writers:

Frank Sebastiano, Norm MacDonald,

Stars:

Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden

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)

Storyline

Mitch and Sam have to come up with $50,000 and fast! The only problem is neither one can hold down a job. Mitch finds a way to money by exploiting the only talents the two have, by opening a "Revenge For Hire" business.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | job | male rape | hallucinogen | prison rape | 

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Taglines:

Revenge is sweet (and surprisingly affordable)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brudna robota

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,634,236 (USA) (12 June 1998)

Gross:

$9,975,684 (USA) (31 July 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Howard Stern was offered a cameo appearance as Satan but turned it down. Adam Sandler ended up with the role.

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Goofs

When Mitch parks his car in front of the movie line, he parks about a yard away from the parking meter. In the next shot, it is in front of the parking meter and when Sam opens the car door, it slams against the meter.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Derek: Hand over the milk money, Weaver.
Mitch: I'm afraid I can't do that, Derek. I'm just not sure you'll spend it on milk.

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Crazy Credits

Funny outtakes from the filming play during the first half of the credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Howard Stern on Demand: Artie Roast Ticket Stunts (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Good"
Performed by Better Than Ezra

User Reviews

Norm is hilarious and so is this movie.

I've always been a big fan of Norm MacDonald and so when I heard about this movie I was happy to see he had his own movie, but I was a little pessimistic because there hadn't been one good SNL alumni movie since Wayne's World. But when I saw it I wasn't disappointed.

Mitch (MacDonald) is a loser who just lost his job, his girlfriend, just learned his best friend's father is also his and he takes crap from everybody. So when him and his best friend Sam (Artie Lange) look for jobs they discover their calling: to open a revenge for hire business. Their business turns out to be successful until a greedy rich guy wants revenge for a prank they played on him.

Norm was hilarious. I like how straightforward he is with his lines("Settle down prostitutes!";"Hey, homeless guys!"). Artie Lange and Jack Warden were also very funny. Chris Farley and Adam Sandler make funny appearances too. The dead hooker in the trunk and the gay dog gags were priceless.

Ignore the critics. Check this out. 9/10