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Dirty Work (1998) -- Two friends start a revenge-for-hire business. While one tries to make money for his father's heart operation, the other tries to woo a girl with his pranks.
Dirty Work (1998) -- The guys meet their new boss at the movie theater.
Dirty Work (1998) -- Jimmy gets his new nose bitten off by his girlfriend.
Dirty Work (1998) -- Mitch tells Sam that they're brothers.
Dirty Work (1998) -- The guys try to make money by partaking in a fat substitute test.

Overview

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Director:

Bob Saget

Writers (WGA):

Frank Sebastiano (written by) &
Norm MacDonald (written by) ...
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Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy 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

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User Comments:

Now They've Made Revenge Funny more (106 total)


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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Sale boulot (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor and language.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35570) | Iceland:L | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada more


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Trivia:

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

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

[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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Movie Connections:

References Moulin Rouge (1952) more

Soundtrack:

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap more


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29 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Now They've Made Revenge Funny, 26 February 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

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.

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