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Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Artie Lange, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles ... see more see more... , Christopher McDonald , Chevy Chase , Chris Farley , Gary Coleman , Ken Norton , John Goodman , Adam Sandler , Bradley Reid , Matthew Steinberg , Polly Shannon , Taylor Howard , Gerry Mendicino

Shortly after leaving the "Weekend Update" anchor slot on Saturday Night Live, Norm Macdonald resurfaced in this comedy about smart-aleck Mitch Weaver who teams with buddy Sam McKenna (Artie Lange of ... read more read more...Mad TV). They open a revenge-for-hire business (Dirty Work Inc.) in order to raise $50,000 so Sam's father (Jack Warden) can get a heart transplant. After they bring down a dictatorial movie theater manager (Don Rickles), they next hire prostitutes to pose as dead bodies during an auto dealer's live TV commercial. Millionaire real-estate developer Travis Cole (Christopher McDonald) is bothered when Mitch and Sam interfere with his plan to wipe a woman's home out of existence. Cole hires Dirty Work to trash a building, so he can have it condemned. However, Cole doesn't own the building, and problems arise, mainly since the grandmother of Mitch's girlfriend lives in the building. The feud escalates. Cameos by Chevy Chase, the late Chris Farley, former child star Gary Coleman, Adam Sandler, and John Goodman. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001

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  • November 3, 2011
    Terrible funny, but very silly and expendable. Rotten.
  • August 22, 2011
    I saw this on TV one day, but I didn't see all of it. There were some funny scenes, but for the most part I wasn't too entertained.
  • December 21, 2009
    A lot of fun.
  • October 21, 2008
    i actually thought this was funny
  • October 23, 2007
    Okay.
  • January 5, 2007
    I remember this as being hilarious. Did I dream that?
  • November 20, 2006
    Definitely better than I thought it would be.
  • September 18, 2006
    It's hard not to laugh at most of this movie, so it's nice when I see it on tv every now and then.
  • April 26, 2006
    You have to enjoy Norm MacDonald's humor, but if you do, this is pretty hilarious.
  • March 21, 2008
    Well it picked up as it continued, but it was still pretty light on the laughs. The punchlines just didn't have much pop and you could tell it was helmed by an inexperienced director. Norm Macdonald was pretty mediocre for the first half, too. Who'd've thought Artie Lange would b... read moree the most convincing actor?

Critic Reviews


Joe Leydon
June 2, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety

The outrageousness isn't consistently sustained, and the pic tends to peter out somewhere around the two thirds mark. Full Review

April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail

Tasteless? Oh, yeah. Full Review

David Kronke
February 14, 2001
David Kronke, Los Angeles Times

A tone-deaf, scattershot and dispiritingly cheesy affair with more groans than laughs. Full Review

Bob Graham
January 1, 2000
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle

A stupid lowdown vulgar comedy. Full Review

Lawrence Van Gelder
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

Don't bother to hang around for the outtakes. They're not funny either. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
June 2, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Occasionally funny, but all too often driven by the juvenile conviction that anything even remotely connected with homosexuality is riotously funny... Full Review

Phil Villarreal
April 14, 2006
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

A ribald flood of comic bliss. Full Review

Luke Y. Thompson
February 27, 2004
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

Okay starring vehicle for Norm MacDonald, but you'd think he could do better.

James Rocchi
November 7, 2002
James Rocchi, Netflix

: "Saturday Night Live" alum Norm Macdonald's feature debut ain't great, but he is. Full Review

James Sanford
June 23, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Why does Hollywood think that everyone who ever appeared on "Saturday Night Live" deserves a film career as a reward? What's the excuse for showcasing Norm Macdonald, a third-rate Dennis Miller knocko... Full Review

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