Artie Lange, Chevy Chase, Don Rickles

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch (Norm McDonald) and his buddy Sam (Artie Lange) start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant. The dirt...( read more  read more... )y duo brings down a movie theater manager and hires hookers to pose as dead bodies during a live TV ad. When a wealthy developer hires the guys to trash a building (so that he can have it condemned), problems arise and a feud ensues.

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PG-13, 82 min.

Directed by: Bob Saget

Release Date: June 12, 1998

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001

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  • July 30, 2009
    Shitty ass shitty predictable shitty script. Artie Lang was also shtity. I mean REALLY shitty - dude cannot act for shit. Thank God Norm MacDonald and Chris Farley carry the friggin movie.

    Not nearly as funny as I was told it is.
  • October 21, 2008
    i actually thought this was funny
  • September 11, 2008
    Sam: "Doc, what happened to your foot?
    Doctor: What I don't understand is, when you owe a bookie a lot of money and he blows off a toe on your foot, you still owe him the money! It doesn't seem fair."


    Dirty Work is notable on many levels. One of those is not its plot, whic...( read more)h is about as realistic as cubism. Macdonald plays Mitch Weaver, a single guy whose life is not exactly going great. The only joy he has ever received is through getting wicked revenge on those who have tormented him. The film opens with a clever montage of eight-year-old Mitch catching the grabby school crossing guard red-handed by putting crazy glue on the seat of his pants. This prank sets an intellectual tone for the rest of the film, which admirably never wavers. As for the plot, Mitch's talent for revenge translates into a revenge for hire business when he and his buddy Sam (Artie Lange) need to raise money for Sam's ailing father. Dirty Work is extremely effective in what it is trying to do, and will appeal greatly to fans of Macdonald, who uses all of his trademark gags to their fullest potential here. Macdonald excels at highly cynical and sarcastic remarks, most often at his own expense. Strangely enough, this film is directed by Bob Saget of Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos fame. Saget is no Woody Allen, but he keeps this film moving at a good pace and his cuts show a good sense of comedic timing. Dirty Work is not a good film artistically speaking, comparing it to classic comedies is pointless.
  • October 23, 2007
    Okay.
  • April 23, 2007
    damn you comedy central
  • October 28, 2009
    This movie is hilarious.If you havent seen it yet go out & rent it
  • October 11, 2009
    Disappointing and some BAD acting. It is worth it to see Chris Farley in his last movie (although uncredited). He was excellent!
  • October 10, 2009
    This was a funny movie. Norm MacDonald does not get enough credit as a comedian. Art Lange from Mad TV fame is also very funny in this. Has a funny story and good supporting cast. This is one of those films that has a goofy story with your typical crude humour. But it works for t...( read more)his type of film. A fun mindless movie to make me laugh. Worth a watch.
  • October 4, 2009
    Norm is funny when hes on something
  • September 19, 2009
    just about raiseda grin, nice idea for a comedy, but driven by the wrong mule.

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