Screwed (2000)

Directors:

Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski

Writers (WGA):

Scott Alexander (written by) &
Larry Karaszewski (written by)

Release Date:

12 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Everyone gets it in the end.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Helicopter | Kidnapping | Police | Spinning Newspaper

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Ballbusted (USA) (working title)
Foolproof (USA) (working title)
Pittsburgh (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

81 min | Germany:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:LH | USA:PG-13 (No. 36668) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Florida, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

[after Rusty hits the cop over the head with a desk lamp]
Willard Fillmore: What the hell did you do that for?
Rusty P. Hayes: I was scared!
Willard Fillmore: So everytime you're scared you hit a guy over the head with a desk lamp?

Movie Connections:

Features Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Soundtrack:

The Mymie Mymie Song

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 *****!