Screwed (2000)

A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.

Directors:

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Writers:

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Stars:

Norm MacDonald, Dave Chappelle, Elaine Stritch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Norm MacDonald	...	Willard Fillmore (as Norm Macdonald)
Dave Chappelle	...	Rusty P. Hayes
Elaine Stritch	...	Miss Crock
Danny DeVito	...	Grover Cleaver
Daniel Benzali	...	Detective Tom Dewey
Sherman Hemsley	...	Chip Oswald
Sarah Silverman	...	Hillary
Malcolm Stewart	...	Roger
Lochlyn Munro	...	Officer Richardsen
Brent Chapman	...	Dane
Brian Jensen	...	Dane
Shawn Macdonald	...	Dane
Kelly Fiddick	...	Dane
Helena Yea	...	Aunt Mabel
Lorenzo Campbell	...	Tito

Storyline

A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.

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Plot Keywords:

chauffeur | dog | ransom | x rayed skeleton | mortician | 

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Taglines:

Everyone gets it in the end.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, nudity, language, some violence and brief drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Universal

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ballbusted

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,342,085 (USA) (12 May 2000)

Gross:

ESP 845,775 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In addition to the lead characters' names being a play on Presidential names, the investigating Detective is named Tom Dewey. Thomas E. Dewey was a candidate in the 1948 Presidential Election, and subject of the notorious Chicago Tribune headline "Dewey defeats Truman" on November 3, 1948.

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Goofs

When Willard and Rusty are being shot at by Grover in the police car, he shoots bullet holes in the hood, then the holes go away and he shoots new ones in again in a different shot.

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Quotes

Miss Virginia Crock: [after finding out the Germans are pulling out and also finding out the realization of not paying the ransom] Fuuuuuuccccccckkkkkk!

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Connections

References Romancing the Stone (1984)

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Soundtracks

"The Mymie Mymie Song"
Words and Music by Danny DeVito

User Reviews

Good for a laugh.

While 'Screwed' is far from the essential comedy, it's definitely worth a rental! Norm Macdonald (The Norm Show) plays Willard, the under-appreciated butler to rich Bakery franchise owner, Miss Crock (Elaine Strich), who finds himself about to lose his job. Willard and his best pal, Rusty (Dave Chappelle) decide to kidnap Miss Crock's dog, but they soon find themselves hilariously over their heads as things go astray.

Danny DeVito also makes a welcome appearance in this film as the weird mortician, Grover- who likes his job a little too much! 'Screwed' is a predictable but fun to watch film with decent performances from the cast. Not a classic as others have suggested, but good for a laugh if you feel like watching something light-hearted! ***1/2 out of *****!