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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Frank Sebastiano (written by) &
Norm MacDonald (written by) ...
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Release Date:
12 June 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Revenge is a dish best served DIRTY. more
Plot:
A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Two SNLers Line Up Projects
(From TheMovingPicture. 5 July 2009, 9:42 PM, PDT)
‘Circledrawers’ Do Heaven’s Dirty Work, With ‘Sopranos’ Muscle
(From Tubefilter News. 19 June 2009, 10:35 AM, PDT)
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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) |
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Also Known As:
Sale boulot (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor and language.
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82 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #35570) | Iceland:L | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 (video premiere)
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According to Chevy Chase, he was impressed by the original script's raunchy, R-rated, "over the top" tone (particularly a filmed but ultimately cut gag involving MacDonald and Lange delivering donuts that had been photographed around their genitals) and went so far as to tell MacDonald and Lange to not allow any changes. However, the studio insisted on a PG-13 rating and rescheduled the film's release from February to June, where it fared poorly against blockbusters like Godzilla (1998). Unfortunately, no alternate scenes had been shot and the dialogue could only be changed with the actor's re-recording their lines. This may explain why some of the dialogue is dubbed in certain scenes. more
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Continuity: 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. more
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[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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References Moulin Rouge (1952) more
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap more
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None of the three young stars of this film - Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange or Traylor Howard - ever became movie stars but they combined to make this a funny film, albeit what I call a lame-brain (somewhat low-class but effective humor) one.
This is not an untypical comedy of today: tons of sleazy jokes, sightgags, a lightweight romance story, a generally stupid story and a happy ending.....yet this one was far more appealing than most I've seen. Although the language could be worse, why this isn't rated "R" is beyond me. It is not for teens but I'll bet many of them watched and enjoyed this, as well as older people like me.
MacDonald is a very likable guy in the lead. He just has a friendly face and demeanor about him. He makes the film. Lange was a bit loud. I'm glad the film wasn't longer because Lange's constant shouting begins to become grating. As for Traylor, she acted well and was a pretty face. After watching this twice, I wondered why she never made it, but at least she has now found TV fame as the new partner of the hit TV series, "Monk."
Two veterans actors in here - Jack Warden and Chevy Chase - play irreverent sleazy roles, something they certainly have done before.....and do well. Warden is brutal as the ultimate dirty old man and Chase is as smug as always. Don Rickles makes a short appearances as his normal obnoxious character and John Goodman makes a cameo near the end.
The main story of this movie is a familiar one: revenge, but this time it is played strictly for laughs, and there are plenty. The movie shows revenge isn't just sweet, it can funny. What can you say? The movie is crude, it's sentimental, and it's a fun 82 minutes.