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Very Bad Things

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
48K
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Very Bad Things (1998)
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ComedyCrimeThriller
A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
48K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writer
    • Peter Berg
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Daniel Stern
    • Cameron Diaz
  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writer
    • Peter Berg
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Daniel Stern
    • Cameron Diaz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 505User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Very Bad Things Scene: We've Got Seating Problems
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    Very Bad Things Scene: We Want Whizzer
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    Very Bad Things Scene: The Funeral
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    Very Bad Things Scene: A 105 Pound Problem
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    Very Bad Things Scene: On The Loose In Vegas
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    Very Bad Things Scene: You Forgot The Tent Check
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    Very Bad Things Scene: We Were Very, Very Bad
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    Christian Slater in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Jeremy Piven in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Cameron Diaz in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)
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    Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Christian Slater, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Cameron Diaz in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Cameron Diaz in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)
    Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern in Very Bad Things (1998)

    Top cast

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    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Robert Boyd
    Daniel Stern
    Daniel Stern
    • Adam Berkow
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Laura Garrety
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Kyle Fisher
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Charles Moore
    Rob Brownstein
    Rob Brownstein
    • Man
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Michael Berkow
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Lois Berkow
    Joey Zimmerman
    Joey Zimmerman
    • Adam Berkow Jr.
    Tyler Cole Malinger
    • Timmy Berkow
    • (as Tyler Malinger)
    Kobe Tai
    Kobe Tai
    • Tina
    • (as Carla Scott)
    Russell B. McKenzie
    • Security Guard
    Pancho Demmings
    Pancho Demmings
    • Cop
    • (as Pancho Demings)
    Blake Gibbons
    Blake Gibbons
    • Suit
    Angelo Di Mascio Jr.
    • Clerk
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Mr. Fisher
    Steve Fitchpatrick
    • Cop at Hospital
    Brian Grandison
    • Doctor #1
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writer
      • Peter Berg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Adam Sandler was originally cast as Michael Berkow but dropped out at the last minute to make The Waterboy (1998). Jeremy Piven took the role.
    • Goofs
      Adam, as a practicing Jew, would not have called his son by the same name.
    • Quotes

      Boyd: If you take away the horror of the scene, take away the tragedy of the death, take away all the moral and ethical implications that have been drilled into your head since grade one, do you know what you're left with? A 105-pound problem that needs to be moved from point A to point B.

    • Crazy credits
      Film ends with Cameron Diaz wandering on the street
    • Alternate versions
      In 2004 the film was resubmitted in its uncut form to the German ratings board FSK and received a "Not under 16" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: What Dreams May Come/A Night at the Roxbury/Snitch/Antz (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Boogaloo in Room 802
      Written by Jon A. Hart and Melvin Lastie
      Performed by Willie Bobo
      Courtesy of Verve Records
      By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

    User reviews505

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    10/10
    Twisted Little masterpiece!
    Simply diabolically wonderful! Loved since day one & 23 years later, still great!
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    • lisa-13121
    • Oct 5, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Malos pensamientos
    • Filming locations
      • Johnie's Coffee Shop - 6101 Wilshire Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(restaurant scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
      • Interscope Communications
      • Ballpark Productions Partnership
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,898,412
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,245,853
      • Nov 29, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,898,412
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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