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Two garbage men uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide to bring the whole operation down.
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Carl Taylor
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James St. James
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Susan Wilkins
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Louis Fedders
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Pizza Man
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Maxwell Potterdam III
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Biff
John Lavachielli ...
Mario
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Frost
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Luzinski
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Mike
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Jeff
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Jack Berger
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Walt Richardson
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Judy
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Capt. Leo Dalton
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Rent-a-Cop
Matt Robinson ...
Rent-a-Cop (as Matthew Robinson)
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Henchman #1
Erik Stabenau ...
Henchman #2
Bobby Burns ...
Henchman #3
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Henchman #4
James 'Poorman' Trenton ...
Narrator (voice) (as Poorman)
Jennifer Badham ...
Flakey Girl (voice)
Carol King ...
Voice Over (voice)
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David McCharen ...
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David Randolph ...
Voice Over (voice) (as David J. Randolph)
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Bryan Scott ...
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Bar Dude (uncredited)
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Waste Management Employee (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Stewardess (uncredited)
Fred Moon ...
Plain Clothes Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Emilio Estevez

Written by

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Emilio Estevez ... (written by)

Produced by

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Moshe Diamant ... executive producer
Cassian Elwes ... producer
Frances Fleming ... associate producer
Barbara Stordahl ... co-producer
Irwin Yablans ... executive producer

Music by

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Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by

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Tim Suhrstedt

Editing by

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Craig Bassett

Editorial Department

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Tim Alexander ... assistant editor
Brad Arensman ... executive in charge of post-production
Donah Bassett ... negative cutter
Mato ... color timer
Jim Rhine ... post-production assistant
Gary Simon ... assistant editor
King Wilder ... post-production

Casting By

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Marci Liroff

Production Design by

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Dins Danielsen

Art Direction by

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Patricia Klawonn ... (as Patty Klawonn)

Set Decoration by

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Kathy Curtis-Cahill

Costume Design by

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Keith G. Lewis

Makeup Department

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DeeDee Altamura ... key makeup artist (as Dee Dee Altamura)
David LeRoy Anderson ... personal makeup artist: Charlie Sheen
Kelcey Fry ... key hair stylist
Jeanne Van Phue ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Avram 'Butch' Kaplan ... executive in charge of production
Gordon Wolf ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gary Davis ... second unit director
Geoffrey Hansen ... second second assistant director
George Parra ... second assistant director
Mark Radcliffe ... first assistant director
Daniel R. Suhart ... second assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Cynthia Ahlberg ... scenic artist
Michael Biggie ... painter
Will Combs ... set designer
Kelly Deco ... scenic paint foreman
Dean Denton ... carpenter
Richard Bryan Douglas ... construction coordinator
Gwen A. Ewart ... scenic artist
Kevin Hughes ... property master
Teri Lane ... on-set dresser
Kate C. Lewis ... scenic painter
Christopher Parker ... leadman: re-shoot
Tyler Patton ... assistant property master
Philip Stone ... construction foreman
Tina Treglia ... set dresser (as Tina Peterson)
Pete von Sholly ... storyboard artist
Patrick K. Coppinger ... painter (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall ... property maker foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert J. Anderson Jr. ... production sound mixer
Jeff Bushelman ... sound editor
Craig Clark ... supervising sound editor
Dean Drabin ... foley mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush ... re-recording mixer
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer
Matthew McFadden ... boom operator
Donald O. Mitchell ... re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist
Greg P. Russell ... re-recording mixer
Charles Ewing Smith ... sound effects editor
Ralph Stuart ... first assistant sound editor
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Allen Hurd ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Jack Keller ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Kurt Peterson ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kam Cooney ... pyrotechnician
Noah Cornell ... special effects assistant
Richard O. Helmer ... special effects consultant
Tom Sindicich ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Rick Avery ... stunts
Clay Boss ... stunts
Eddie Braun ... stunts
Bobby Burns ... stunts
Phil Culotta ... stunts
Bud Davis ... stunt coordinator (as Bud George Davis) / stunts (as Bud George Davis)
Gary Davis ... additional stunts
Jon H. Epstein ... stunts
Glory Fioramonti ... stunts
Joe Gilbride ... stunts
Andy Gill ... stunts
Jack Gill ... stunts
Chuck Hart ... stunts
Michael Haynes ... stunts
Linda Fetters Howard ... stunts (as Linda Fetters)
Lorraine Keeling ... stunts
Cynthia D. Kelley ... stunts
Maria R. Kelly ... stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Gene LeBell ... stunts
Eric Mansker ... stunts
Noon Orsatti ... stunts
Jon Conrad Pochron ... stunts (as Jon Pochron)
Bernie Pock ... stunts
Dennis Scott ... stunts
Spike Silver ... stunts
Erik Stabenau ... stunts
Bill Young ... stunts (as Bill F. Young)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Wayne Baker ... underwater assistant camera
David C. Blackman ... crane operator
Shunil Borpujari ... key grip
Findlay Bunting ... first assistant camera
Marty Collins ... steadicam operator
Peter Deming ... director of photography: second unit
Bob Field ... gaffer (as Robert N. Field Jr.)
Ken Fisher ... steadicam assistant
J.P. Gabriel ... video assist operator
Elwin 'Bub' Greer ... best boy grip
Mark Karen ... additional photographer
Ron Kunecke ... musco light operator
Kristin Lund ... second assistant camera
Michael Paris ... still photographer
Robert A. Preston ... best boy electric (as Bob Preston)
Pete Romano ... underwater photographer
Adam Richard Sklena ... second assistant camera (as Adam Sklena)
Craig Storper ... grip
Brian Tilden ... electrician
Don Tomich ... electrician
Tony Varuola ... lighting technician
Jorgen Wedseltoft ... first assistant camera
Gary A. Williams ... grip
Elizabeth Ziegler ... steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Shawn Barry ... costume supervisor
Lynda Foote ... set costumer

Location Management

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Buddy Enright ... location manager

Music Department

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Dick Bernstein ... music editor
Jonathan Bogner ... music supervisor
Sally Boldt ... music editor
Greg De Belles ... composer: additional music
Jeff Seitz ... music scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Marita Grabiak ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gina August ... driver
Marlo Hellerstein ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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David L. Aaron ... title designer
Michael Belling ... production assistant
Chris Carriveau ... production assistant: reshoots
Cathy Chazan ... assistant to executive producer
Janice Clayton ... stand-in
Moshe Diamant ... presenter
Leon Dudevoir ... production executive
Barbara Harris ... voice looping
Thomas Hayes ... stand-in
Andrea Jaffe ... publicist
Jana Kaminsky ... assistant to mr. elwes
Carol Kravetz ... production coordinator
Douglas C. Merrifield ... underwater coordinator
Héctor Ortega ... diver
Eduard Sarlui ... presenter
Erick Simmel ... diver
Jim Spensley ... stand-in
John Warfield ... stand-in
Lonnie Ramati ... production business affairs (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Carl and James are two pleasant but unambitious garbage men. Carl has a telescope with which he observes his neighbors. One evening he sees a man giving a female neighbor a hard time. As she leaves he shoots the man with a pellet gun. Hiding, he and James miss two men strangling the man and leaving with the body. When he appears in a can on their route they are afraid and hide the body, fearing that they may be implicated in the death. Trying to crack the case, they spy on the woman, join up with a slightly to majorly crazed Vietnam vet, kidnap a pizza man and help to protect the ecology. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines Two garbagemen who know when something smells funny! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hombres trabajando (United States, Spanish title)
  • Clear Intent (United States)
  • Dos chalados y un fiambre (Spain)
  • Dos sonats i un difunt (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Roskakuskit (Finland)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $3,184,311, 26 Aug 1990

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Japanese garbage collectors' union demanded that the film be banned from video shelves as it disparaged trash collectors, portraying them in a poor light. See more »
Goofs When the pranksters blow up the car on the beach, the cable used to initiate the explosion can clearly be seen leading from the car on the right side of the picture, while still attached to the vehicle as it flies up into the air. It had been buried in the sand but didn't detach when the explosive went off. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011). See more »
Soundtracks Wear You to the Ball See more »
Crazy Credits During the credits, a radio host is heard accepting a call from a woman who complains that her pizza deliveryman boyfriend (likely Pizza Man) didn't return home the previous night and she fears he may be cheating. The host tells her to "dump the dude." See more »
Quotes Louis: There are several sacred things in this world that you don't *ever* mess with. One of them happens to be another man's fries. Now, you remember that, and you will live a long and healthy life.
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