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A conniving nephew (Anthony Geary) wishes to get rid of his elderly uncle (Ralph Bellamy) to collect a large inheritance, so he hires the three worst orderlies he can find (played by the Fat Boys). ~ ... read more read more...John Bush, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Michael Schultz

Release Date: August 14, 1987

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005

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  • November 23, 2007
    goofy flick, had a few funny parts
  • June 26, 2007
    You know this movie was an 80's movie because at the end they do a air high five.
  • May 3, 2011
    Three clumsy orderlies, played by The Fat Boys, are hired by an indebted, scheming nephew of a billionaire whose restrained to a bed and wheelchair with failing health. Disorderlies plays like a light Miami Vice with a barrage of slaps like the Three Stooges. Sound... read more effects, while The Fat Boys are fumbling around, are quite prevalent throughout the film. In all honesty, the film is carried along by the slaps these three guys make on eachother. Where it might seem annoying to some, it actually comes off as hilarious and fits the tone of the film perfectly. You actually come to expect someone to take a hit randomly. However, the white-man slang from Ralph Bellamy should have been left out. I don't know why some directors think it's funny to include those scenes in their films. It just never works out the way they expect it to.
  • June 1, 2009
    rapper group fat boys of the funniest movie and the starring as the funniest & clumsy orderlies with rich old man(ralph bellamy of "trading place", "rosemary's baby", & etc). wow i see with the fat boys is doing like "three stooges" version and that laugh. good end credit with th... read moree fat boys doing.
  • May 5, 2008
    On my things to do list today was to give a good rating to a 80's movie starring the Fat Boys, and now I can.
    Actually, I pretty much remember nothing from this movie. But I remember renting it on VHS when I was 7 and loving it. Soooo 4 stars!
  • December 3, 2007
    It attempted to be funny however there was a great lack of laughter. This movie was pretty stupid and there is a reason I never heard of it before.
  • June 26, 2007
    There is a song that says, "Fat Boys are back, and you know they can never be whack...", but this movie firmly proves that statement to be false.
  • April 25, 2007
    Cheesy, aweful plot, yet still makes me laugh my butt off. I love the Fat Boys. Kind of in the tradition of the 3 Stooges, these guys as male orderlies makes for a story filled with their trademark rapping and beatboxing and greasy foods and late night excursions to disco skating... read more with thier patient, a rich old white man who has been kept locked up by his greedy nephew. My kids love this one as well.
  • September 7, 2006
    This movie was so funny when I was a kid!! I remember dragging my dad to it like 3 times when I was a wee lad!
  • May 29, 2006
    i have loved this movie since the very first time i saw it and i specially love it cuz bon jovi's rare song "on the edge of a broken heart " is in it.

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Pat Graham
January 10, 2004
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

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Caryn James
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
August 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
February 7, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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