Jury Duty (1995)

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A goofy slacker wreaks havoc after worming his way onto the jury of a high-profile court case in this broad comedy. The extremely unmotivated Tommy Collins (Pauly Shore) has found himself homeless after being kicked out by his mother, and he needs a place to stay. After hearing how the juries of… More A goofy slacker wreaks havoc after worming his way onto the jury of a high-profile court case in this broad comedy. The extremely unmotivated Tommy Collins (Pauly Shore) has found himself homeless after being kicked out by his mother, and he needs a place to stay. After hearing how the juries of important cases are sequestered in fancy hotels and provided with free meals, he decides that's the life for him and successfully volunteers for jury duty. Enjoying what he considers the high life and wishing to romance an attractive female juror (Tia Carrere), Tommy infuriates his fellow jurors by attempting to drag out the trial. Director John Fortenberry offers much obvious slapstick, along with a few attempts at topical jibes against media sensationalism, but even fans of Shore's lowbrow humor may be disappointed by the film's quality. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: John Fortenberry
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 12, 1995 Wide
On DVD: Dec 9, 2003
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Fred Topel, About.com
Disappointing, even for a Pauly Shore comedy. Not much satire, and the ending with the evil juror just makes no sense.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
There isn't a laugh to be had in this mess.

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Brad W

Pure bull shit
Jeff "

One must wonder how it came for an "actor" like Pauly Shore to make the amount of film that he's made and with his utter lack of talent, still find work. But Jury Duty along with Bio-Dome would signal the end of Shore's career. Jury Duty is a mess of a film. I… More
One must wonder how it came for an "actor" like Pauly Shore to make the amount of film that he's made and with his utter lack of talent, still find work. But Jury Duty along with Bio-Dome would signal the end of Shore's career. Jury Duty is a mess of a film. I don't even know where to start. The acting is horrid, the story is paper thin (luck all of Shore's films), the development is crap and the overall film is awful. It's no wonder that Shore's career ended soon afterwards. I guess after Bio-Dome they finally realized how bad he was. Jury Duty is virtually laugh free, with no chuckles to be had. If you're looking for one of the worst comedies ever filmed, then this would be a place to start. This film was boring, and uninspired. After Jury Duty and Bio-Dome, it's no wonder that audiences were tired of Pauly Shore. This is a sad attempt at making a comedy, and it fails on so many levels. The film strangely enough, had a fairly good idea. But this just goes to show that when you miscast a lead, your film will be terrible. If someone that was actually funny was cast here, then maybe it could've worked. Add to that a few script rewrites, and maybe, just maybe this comedy would have been a good one. But alas, it's not. The film scraps the bottom of the barrel, and ends up being annoying with its repetitive style of humor. Stick with Encino Man and Son in Law; those are two rare examples of Pauly Shore being sort of funny. But pass up on this one, simply a terrible film.
danny d

decent, ok jason, it was better than terrible though
Jason S

Sorry Danny. This was not a good movie. Not funny at all.
Lafe F

This was funny stuff! Pauly Shore is a lazy do-nothing who is called to Jury Duty, and ends up delaying the jury verdict as long as possible, so he can keep enjoying the free food and luxury hotel stay. There were many funny scenes in this movie, and Tia Carrere was a pleasure to… More
This was funny stuff! Pauly Shore is a lazy do-nothing who is called to Jury Duty, and ends up delaying the jury verdict as long as possible, so he can keep enjoying the free food and luxury hotel stay. There were many funny scenes in this movie, and Tia Carrere was a pleasure to watch.
Bradley W

Pure bull shit
Ira Z

Funny, to say the very, very least.